Professorship (W2) Theoretical Chemistry/ Theoretische Chemie

Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eine Universität für Technologie und Forschung in Deutschland sucht eine/n Professor/in für Theoretische Chemie. Die Position umfasst die Vertretung des Fachbereichs in der Lehre und Forschung, insbesondere im Bereich der chemischen Modellierung. Bewerber/innen sollten über umfangreiche Erfahrung in der theoretischen Chemie und ausgeprägte Lehrfähigkeiten verfügen. Es wird eine Tätigkeit in einem dynamischen Forschungsumfeld geboten.

Leistungen

Attraktive Arbeitsbedingungen

Unterstützung bei Umzug

Familienorientierte Beratung

Qualifikationen

• Erfahrung in der Akquise von Drittmitteln.
• Fähigkeit, an allen curricularen Ebenen zu unterrichten.
• Nachweisliche Publikationen in wissenschaftlichen Zeitschriften.

Aufgaben

• Vertretung des Fachbereichs Theoretische Chemie in der Forschung und Lehre.
• Lehre in Bachelor- und Masterprogrammen in Deutsch und Englisch.
• Zusammenarbeit mit interdisziplinären Forschungsteams.

Kenntnisse

Dichtefunktionaltheorie

semi-empirische Quantenchemie

Molekulardynamik-Simulationen

maschinelles Lernen

Ausbildung

Doktorat in Chemie, Physik oder vergleichbarem Bereich

Habilitation oder gleichwertige akademische Leistungen

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus Department Referat Personalangelegenheiten Research Field Chemistry Physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Other Positions Country Germany Application Deadline 15 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) bundles top-level research and transfer at an international level, thereby creating an interdisciplinary innovation network and an excellent science and technology location. Together with its renowned partners, the BTU forms the Lausitz Science Network - an alliance of research institutions that together want to further develop the strengths of the science location Cottbus-Senftenberg and increase its visibility. Through innovative research and new teaching and learning formats, the BTU is shaping the future: with scientific findings and practice-relevant solutions, it is helping to shape the major issues of the future and transformation processes. In four profile lines: "Energy Transition and Decarbonisation", "Health and Life Sciences", "Global Change and Transformation Processes" and "Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Technology" – it combines its strengths in teaching and research across institutes and faculties.

At its locations in Cottbus and Senftenberg, the BTU guarantees its students a challenging education, individual support and the opportunity to learn from and with each other with curiosity and openness. The BTU stands for an inspiring atmosphere of learning and research in a dialogical, democratic cooperation of all: The diversity of our faculty and students enables innovation and progress.

The Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences invites applications for a

Professorship (W2) Theoretical Chemistry/ Theoretische Chemie

commencing at the earliest opportunity.

The Institute of Materials Chemistry brings together professors with research interests in (bio)organic and inorganic-physical aspects of modern materials science, which can be summarized under the heading “From molecules to materials and back again.” The Chair of Theoretical Chemistry is intended to expand the existing research profile of the Institute of Materials Chemistry in a meaningful way with its own research aspects of materials chemistry and to support and further develop existing research topics in cooperation with the participating professorships, as outlined in the research concept. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues at the Senftenberg site and beyond, as well as close cooperation with non-university research institutions such as the IZI-BB, the IWF Dresden, the BAM, the IHP, the HZDR, the IPMS, and the IAP, is desirable. Within the overall concept of the Institute of Materials Chemistry at the Faculty of Environmental and Natural Sciences, the professorship belongs to the profile lines “Energy Transition and Decarbonization” and “Health and Life Sciences” and is located on the Senftenberg campus.

The position is of particular interest to candidates with expertise in

• density functional theory and hybrid density functionals, semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods
• electron dynamics simulations and/or
• molecular dynamics simulations and molecular modelling

applied to current issues in materials chemistry (“materials modeling”), such as modelling

• of structures of crystalline, porous, and polymeric materials
• of thermomechanical, chemical, kinetic, and spectroscopic properties, including cross-scale models
• of infrared, Raman, and NMR spectra of complex solids

as well as AI-based routines and machine learning (data-driven modeling, machine-learned force fields (MLFF), structure-property relationships) for the evaluation of large data sets and to generate new research approaches.

In teaching, the professorship will represent the breadth of theoretical chemistry, in particular quantum chemistry and electron theory of solids and their application to chemical problems. In addition, the fundamentals of spectroscopy and instrumental analysis will be taught in the German-language bachelor's program “Applied Natural Sciences” and in the English-language international master's program "Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability."

We are looking for a nationally and internationally recognized personality with extensive experience in the field of theoretical chemistry, demonstrated by relevant publications in scientific journals and independently acquired third-party funding, who will represent the field in research and teaching and, in particular, pursue the above-mentioned research priorities. The professor will represent the above-mentioned areas in research and teaching in the Applied Natural Sciences (B.Sc., German) and Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability (M.Sc., English) programs and in other programs at the BTU, as well as teaching in the bachelor's and master's programs in German and English. We expect a high level of commitment to working on site, in the management of the institute and the faculty, in university and non-university committees, and in the further development of the institute in teaching and research.

If there is no sufficient knowledge of German, the willingness to learn the German language as soon as possible is required, which ensures the cooperation in the management of the institute, the faculty and in university and non-university committees as well as the teaching of the Bachelor's degree programmes in German.

Profile:

As a future professor, you can provide evidence of the following requirements in accordance with §43 Para.1 No.1 to 4aBrandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG):

• a completed university degree typically in chemistry, physics, or a comparable field,
• pedagogical aptitude,
• a special aptitude for academic work, as a rule through the outstanding quality of a doctorate (at least magna cum laude or equivalent) in chemistry, materials science, physics, or another relevant field, and
• a habilitation or additional academic achievements as an equivalent.

In addition, you have experience in the acquisition of third-party funding and in the implementation of third-party funded projects, whereby experience with DFG or EU projects is particularly desirable.

Your teaching experience enables excellent teaching for the subject area to be filled here. You have the ability to teach at all curricular levels from bachelor's to doctorate, to supervise theses and to support young academics. Your knowledge and experience enable you to participate in academic self-administration and in raising the profile of the faculty.

We offer:

• fair and transparent appointment negotiations,
• attractive working conditions in a city with high quality of life and in relative proximity to Berlin, Dresden, and Leipzig,
• a dynamically developing research location,
• support in relocation to the immediate vicinity of your place of employment,
• comprehensive advice in the dual-career service and in the area of family orientation, and
• an attractive salary with a negotiable appointment benefit.

Other duties result from the requirements set by § 44 BbgHG in conjunction with § 3 BbgHG.

Please refer to §§43 paragraph1 - 4a and 45BbgHG for prerequisites and conditions of employment.

BTU is committed to equal opportunities and diversity and strives for a balanced gender ratio in all employee groups and gives priority to persons with severe disabilities or persons with equivalent qualifications.

Please send your application with proof of qualifications, a tabular presentation of your professional career, a list of publications including the 5 most important ones, proof of pedagogical aptitude as well as a research and teaching concept for the advertised professorship by e-mail in a summarised pdf file of max. 7 MB, mentioning the Reference-No: 161/25, until 15.12.2025 to:

When sending your application by unencrypted email, please be aware of the risks regarding the confidentiality and integrity of your application content and please also note the data protection information on BTU website.

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Jörg Acker, Tel. [phone] / 85 839 / email: [e-mail] .

Where to apply

E-mail [e-mail]

Requirements

Research Field Chemistry Education Level PhD or equivalent

Research Field Physics Education Level PhD or equivalent

Specific Requirements

As a future professor, you can provide evidence of the following requirements in accordance with §43 Para.1 No.1 to 4aBrandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG):

• a completed university degree typically in chemistry, physics, or a comparable field,
• pedagogical aptitude,
• a special aptitude for academic work, as a rule through the outstanding quality of a doctorate (at least magna cum laude or equivalent) in chemistry, materials science, physics, or another relevant field, and
• a habilitation or additional academic achievements as an equivalent.

In addition, you have experience in the acquisition of third-party funding and in the implementation of third-party funded projects, whereby experience with DFG or EU projects is particularly desirable.

Your teaching experience enables excellent teaching for the subject area to be filled here. You have the ability to teach at all curricular levels from bachelor's to doctorate, to supervise theses and to support young academics. Your knowledge and experience enable you to participate in academic self-administration and in raising the profile of the faculty.

Languages GERMAN Level Excellent

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) Country Germany State/Province Brandenburg City Senftenberg Postal Code 01968 Street Universitätsplatz 1 Geofield