PhD-Student in Inorganic Chemistry

UOL; Oldenburg; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days vacation

TV-L pay incl. annual special payment

Company pension (VBL)

Training opportunities

Health promotion and university sports

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Oldenburg invites applications for a PhD position in inorganic molecular chemistry, focusing on tetroles within the Group 14 heteroles project. You will synthesize and characterize silicon, germanium, and tin compounds, and study their reactivity with group 13–15 species.

The role includes mechanistic experiments (experimental and computational), presenting results at conferences, publishing in journals, and supervising students.

Formación

• Diploma or Master’s degree in chemistry or a comparable discipline.
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel for professional purposes.

Responsabilidades

• Synthesize and characterize silicon, germanium, and tin compounds; investigate their reactivity with elements from groups 13–15.
• Perform mechanistic studies (experimental and computational).
• Publish research results in scientific journals.
• Participate in scientific conferences.
• Supervise students.

Conocimientos

Good English

Strong teamwork

Willingness to travel

Excellent communication

Supervision of students

Educación

Diploma/Master's degree in Chemistry

Herramientas

NMR spectroscopy

Descripción del empleo

About us:

This position is part of the project “Group 14 Heteroles as Ligands in Main Group Chemistry”and involves research in the field of molecular main-group chemistry, with a particular focus on tetroles.

Your tasks:

• Synthesis and characterization of molecular silicon, germanium, and tin compounds, and the investigation of their reactivity with compounds of elements from groups 13–15.
• Performing mechanistic studies (experimental and computational)
• Publication of research results in scientific journals
• Active participation in scientific conferences
• Supervision of students

Your profile:

Recruitment requirements are:

• Scientific university degree (diploma/master's degree) in chemistry or a comparable discipline
• Passion for inorganic molecular chemistry
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel for professional purposes

Ideally, you have:

• Experimental expertise in synthetic organoelement chemistry, particularly involving group 14 and group 13 elements.
• Knowledge of heteronuclei NMR spectroscopy
• Experience in or willingness to learn quantum mechanical computational methods
• Willingness to supervise students
• Very good communication skills
• Strong team-working abilities

We offer:

• Integration into a dedicated team and an excellent scientific environment
• Intensive support during your doctorate
• Payment according to collective agreement (TVL) incl. annual special payment
• Possibility of a company pension scheme (VBL) and capital-forming benefits
• 30 days of vacation
• Family-friendly working conditions with flexible working hours
• A wide range of further training opportunities as well as company health promotion services and participation in the university sports program
• Use of the VBN JobTicket

Our standards:

The University of Oldenburg is dedicated to increase the percentage of female employees in the field of science. Therefore, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. In accordance to § 21 Section 3 NHG, female candidates with equal qualifications will be preferentially considered. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference in case of equal qualification.

Further information:

The Inorganic chemistry working group is led by Prof. T. Müller.