Current Positions:
Chemistry Teacher: École Jeannine Manuel, Paris, France (since 2016)
- International Baccalaureate, Chemistry (Higher Level and Standard Level)
- French Baccalaureate, Physics & Chemistry
- Preparation classes for Oxbridge entrance exams: Molecular quantum mechanics, chemical thermodynamics, materials chemistry, environmental chemistry
Chemistry Teacher: Université de Paris, Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires (since 2020)
- Lectures and tutorials at undergraduate level
- Organic chemistry, chemistry of biomolecules, medicinal chemistry, green chemistry
- Designed curriculum for second year biochemistry course
- Curricular innovation (creation of videos, flipped learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning)
- Member of the selection panel, Bachelor degree Frontiers of Life Sciences 2021
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry: University of York, England. Research Supervisor: Professor Richard Taylor, Thesis Title: Studies towards the total synthesis of pyxidatol C; New insights into the Cope rearrangement (2010-2014).
Master of Chemistry in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Research Supervisor: Dr Gordon Florence, Master’s Thesis Title: Studies towards the total synthesis of Chamuvarinin (2005-2010).
PGCE international University of Nottingham, England (2018-2019)
Diploma in Advanced French Language Studies (CEFR Level C1): International Centre of Pedagogical Studies, Ministry of Education, France. Specialisation: Literature and the social sciences (2018).
CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages): Cambridge Assessment English, International House, Barcelona, Spain (2014).
Academic Publications:
Synthetic Studies towards the Africanane Sesquiterpenes via the Cope Rearrangement of gem-Dimethyl-Substituted Divinyl Cyclopropanes: Osler, J. D.; Unsworth, W. P.; Taylor, R. J. K., Synlett (Thieme Medical Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany), 2016, 27 (01), DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560176
Studies towards the total synthesis of pyxidatol C; New insights into the Cope rearrangement: Osler, J. D., PhD thesis (University of York, York, England), 2013
The Cope rearrangement of gem-dimethyl substituted divinylcyclopropanes: Osler, J. D.; Unsworth, W. P.; Taylor, R. J. K., Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing, Cambridge, England), 2013, 11, DOI: 10.1039/C3OB41617H
Total Synthesis, Stereochemical Assignment, and Biological Activity of Chamuvarinin and Structural Analogues: Florence, G. J.; Morris, J. C.; Murray, R. G.; Osler, J. D.; Vanga, R. R.; Smith, T. K., Chemistry – A European Journal (John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA), 2013, 19 (25),
Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of (+)-Chamuvarinin: Florence, G. J.; Morris, J. C.; Murray, R. G.; Osler, J. D.; Vanga, R. R.; Smith, T. K., Organic Letters (American Chemical Society Publications, Washington, D.C., USA), 2011, 13 (3), DOI: 10.1021/ol1028699
Research Grant (2010-2014): EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Jonathan David Osler, University of York.
Professional Experience:
English Teacher: International House, Moscow, Russia (2015-2016)
- Preparation classes for “TOEFL” and “Cambridge English exams”
- Business English classes
- Presentations and courses in bookshops and parks for the marketing Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Chemistry, University of York, England (2010-2014)
Teaching advanced laboratory skills and scientific theory to groups of between ten and twenty undergraduate and Masters students. Subjects taught included:
- the study of reaction mechanisms and intermediates
- modern organic and inorganic synthetic techniques
- chromatographic techniques for the separation and purification of reaction products
- spectroscopic techniques, notably Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Infrared and Mass Spectrometry
Voluntary Work:
October 2014-July 2015, Le Foyer, Lyon, France: Working at sheltered accommodation with previously homeless young men aged 18-25, my role was to converse, play games and generally provide companionship on a weekly basis. I facilitated participation in events organised by the project “Culture Pour Tous” which provides access to concerts, theatre productions, museum expositions and sporting events for the disadvantaged.
Interests:
Golf (Achieved a scratch handicap (2010-2013) and represented Cambridgeshire as well as the University of St Andrews). Additional interests include world affairs, photography (see www.jonosler.com/photojournalism) world literature in French and English and learning Russian.