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 (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L, 50%)
commencing on 1 January 2025. We are offering a fixed-term part-time position (50% FTE) for 3 years. Full-time employees are required to teach 4 hours per week during the semester.
Your tasks:
- Collaboration in research and teaching
- Conducting independent research
This position is tied to working towards a doctorate.
Our expectations:
- A graduate degree in chemistry (i.e. master’s degree) in the field of organic chemistry is required.
- Good theoretical knowledge of the field of organic chemistry is required.
- Training as researcher in the fields of synthetic organic and carbohydrate chemistry, (organo)catalysis and sigma-hole bond-donor chemistry is required.
- Experience in the preparatory laboratory techniques including synthesis, handling and characterization of sensitive organic chemical compounds, as well as tellurium chemistry is required.
- Practical experience in analytical methods used in organic chemistry (analytical and preparative HPLC, GC- & NMR-Spectroscopy, etc.) is required.
- Good command of written and spoken English is advantageous.
- Soft skills such as team-orientation, good communication and organisational skills, the ability to work 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 2024-10-04 at:
Universität Münster
Organisch-Chemisches Institut
Prof. Dr. Olga García Mancheño
Corrensstr. 36/40
48149 Münster
You may also send us your application electronically, in a single PDF file, to ogarc_01@uni-muenster.de.
Please note that we cannot consider other file formats.
Reference number: 2024_09_18
