The Institute of Organic Chemistry in the Faculty 12 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)
commencing on 1 August 2026. We are offering a fixed-term part-time position (67 %) for 3 years in the working group of Prof. Studer within the third part funding project ERC Advanced Grant with the title „Radical Chemistry with the Hydrogen Atom Through Water Activation”. Full-time employees are required to teach 4 hours per week during the semester.
Your tasks:
- This position is tied to working towards a doctorate
- Collaboration in third-party funded project ERC – H-dot
- Collaboration in research and teaching
- Imparting specialist knowledge to students and instruction in the application of scientific methods
- Carrying out independent research
- Collaboration in the infrastructure of the Studer working group
Our expectations:
- An above-average university degree (master's/diploma/state examination) in chemistry.
- Good command of written and spoken English is required.
- Experience and knowledge
- in research in the field of organic chemistry
- in standard analytical methods (e.g., NMR, GC, UV-vis, fluorescence, HPLC)
- in the analysis of chiral compounds (e.g. chiral HPLC)
- in standard laboratory techniques (e.g., working under protective gas)
is required.
- Theoretical and practical experience
- in the field of lewis acid catalysis
- in the synthesis of chiral compounds
- in the dearomatization of heteroarenes
is required.
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.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Dirk Leifert, Phone: +49 251 83 33254, E-Mail: dirkleifert@uni-muenster.de.
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 2026-02-27 at
Universität Münster
Organisch-Chemisches Institut
Prof. Dr. Armido Studer
Corrensstraße 40
48149 Münster
Please send your application as one PDF file to dirkleifert@uni-muenster.de. Your application can only be considered if it is in PDF format. Please note that we cannot accept other file formats.
The application should consist of a cover letter, a complete resume, your academic records, copies of your degree certificates and a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the final degree thesis
Reference number: 2026_02_14
