The Institute of Organic Chemistry in the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a
Doctoral Research Associate (EU-Forscher*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)
for the externally funded Horizon-EU project Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network - Industrial Doctorate “Photocatalytic Industrial Applications” (PIA) commencing on 1 June 2025. The PIA Industrial Doctoral Network will train 6 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) in the field of photocatalysis applied to the pharmaceutical industry. The PIA consortium combines the drug discovery research experience of three pharmaceutical European companies (Sanofi-Aventis(DE), Seqens (FR) and Synthelia Organics(ES)) with the outstanding research in the field of photocatalysis of three academic groups (Profs. José Alemán (ES), Géraldine Masson (FR) and Olga García-Mancheño (DE)). From those, 2 positions will be allocated at the University of Münster and each DC will be hired for a total of 3 years (DC2 and DC5)**: a fixed-term full-time position (100%) for **18 months (1.5 years) by the University of Münster followed by 18 months (1.5 years) by an industrial beneficiary according to the following table (see entries highlighted): During the 18 months with one of the industry partners, the applicant will be on unpaid leave from the University of Münster.
Your tasks:
- Collaboration within the externally funded Doctoral Network PIA
- Work on the application of photoredox catalysis in pharmaceutical relevant processes -
- 18-month research at the industrial partner
- This position is tied to working towards a doctorate -
- Collaboration in research and teaching
- Conducting independent research
Our expectations:
- A graduate degree in Organic Chemistry (i.e., master’s degree) is required.
- Comply with the mobility rule is mandatory. Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.
- Comply with the Doctoral Candidate definition is mandatory: at the time of recruitment by the hosting institution, applicants must be in the first four years (or full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career and not been awarded a doctoral degree.
- Good command of written and spoken English is expected.
- Knowledge of Spanish, French and German would be advantageous but are not a requirement.
- Previous experience in organic synthesis and spectroscopic characterization (NMR, IR, UV-Vis, etc) is desirable. - Basic knowledge on photocatalysis would be welcomed.
- Soft skills such as team-oriented, good communication skills, organisational skills, working independently and creativity are desirable.
Advantages for you:
- Appreciation, commitment, openness and respect – values which are important to us.
- Our broad range of diverse work-time models offers great flexibility – also when working from home.
- If you have family members or young children in your care, our Family Service Office offers concrete support to help you balance your private and professional responsibilities.
- As an educational institution, we are deeply committed to offering occupational training and continuing education opportunities tailored to your individual needs.
- From A – Z, Aikido to Zumba, our sport and health programmes ensure a healthy work-life balance.
- As a university employee, you are entitled to numerous benefits afforded to public servants, e.g. an attractive company pension scheme (VBL), an annual end-of-year bonus and a position that is shielded from economic fluctuations.
The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions.
We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 2025-03-16. Please send your application electronically as a single PDF file to the Network manager Dr. Diana Mate, e-mail: diana.mate@uam.es, including the curriculum vitae (with Bachelor and Masters detailed mark records), motivation letter and recommendation letters (at least one). Please, indicate “PIA Application to DC1-6 position” in the email subject, being 1-6 the number of the DC position you want to apply (see Table above).
Please note that we cannot consider other file formats.
Reference number: 2025_02_09
