Postdoctoral Fellow – Crop Protection Research Chemistry | Postdoctoral fellow – Crop Protection Research Chemistry (m/f/d)

Job Summary

This Postdoctoral Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to join Syngenta's Research Chemistry team, focusing on Natural Products (NPs) synthesis within the Crop Protection unit. The successful candidate will investigate NPs exhibiting biocontrol or biostimulant activities, aiming to identify high-interest starting points for innovative agrochemicals. Key responsibilities include designing and executing state-of-the-art total synthesis and semi-synthetic routes to obtain natural products and their structural analogs for early biological evaluation. This role requires scientific leadership in experimental design, data analysis, and collaboration across chemistry, biologicals, and external networks. You will contribute significantly to intellectual property strategy and accelerate compound development in a stimulating, international environment dedicated to sustainable agriculture and addressing global challenges like climate change and food security.