Research Assistant/Associate (f/m/d) - Postdoc position in Physical Chemistry: Nano-ions in polymer solutions

Weitere Informationen

The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.
The position is to be filled by 4/1/2025 and offered for a fixed term of 1 year.
An extension of 2 years is possible.
This is a full-time position.
The starting date of the work contract is flexible.
The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.

Unser Profil

About the Position

An academic staff position is available at the department of Physical Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University under the supervision of Dr. Max Hohenschutz and Prof. Walter Richtering. The project involves the study of nano-ions in non-ionic polymer solutions.

Further information can be found on our website:
https://www.ipc.rwth-aachen.de/cms/IPC/Das-Institut/IPC-Arbeitsgruppen/~ljzf/Prof-Walter-Richtering-Lehrstuhl-II/

Please send your application (CV, cover letter and two references) by January 15th, 2025 via email to hohenschutz@pc.rwth-aachen.de

Ihr Profil

• PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Engineering or a related discipline
• excellent skills in spoken and written English
• knowledge of German is advantageous but not required
• prior experience with supramolecular chemistry or physical chemistry of ions and polymers is advantageous
• prior knowledge of scattering methods (SAXS, SANS, DLS, SLS), rheology and ITC is advantageous but not required

Ihre Aufgaben

You will join a dynamic collaborative research program exploring the properties of complex fluids at the crossroads of soft matter and supramolecular chemistry. The project aims to elucidate non-additive effects of salts and co-solvents on nano-ion/polymer solutions in regard to binding thermodynamics, solution structure and rheology. Synthetic polymers as well as biopolymers with different topology (linear, branched) will be used.
Responsibilities include investigating structures in solution using various techniques such as static and dynamic light scattering, small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS, SANS), spectroscopy, rheology, and calorimetry.
You should also be capable of writing publications, presenting data at international conferences and to prepare proposals for beam time at large-scale facilities.
The position includes some teaching responsibilities in Physical Chemistry for both Bachelor's and Master's programs at RWTH Aachen University.

Teilzeit-Informationen

The starting date of the work contract is flexible.

Über uns

RWTH is a certified family-friendly University. We support our employees in maintaining a good work-life balance with a wide range of health, advising, and prevention services, for example university sports. Employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements and civil servants have access to an extensive range of further training courses and the opportunity to purchase a job ticket.
RWTH is an equal opportunities employer. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly from groups that are underrepresented at the University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age. RWTH is strongly committed to encouraging women in their careers. Female applicants are given preference if they are equally suitable, competent, and professionally qualified, unless a fellow candidate is favored for a specific reason.
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Besoldung / Entgelt

EG 13 TV-L