Scientific Researcher (PhD student) in Polymer Chemistry

The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry seeks to fill the position of a

Scientific Researcher

Part-time (65% / 26 hours per week) for an initial period of three years.

As part of the collaborative project "Single-Chain Nanoparticle Complexation at Interfaces", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) between the research groups of Prof. Schacher (Jena), Prof. Plamper (Freiberg), and Prof. Barner-Kowollik (Brisbane, Australia), colloidal polymer networks will be prepared and their interfacial behaviour explored. The successful candidate will be employed in Jena, Germany, including short-term exchanges with the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany. The project is conducted under a cotutelle PhD agreement with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, and the successful candidate is expected to work at QUT for a minimum of 1 year during their PhD tenure.

Your responsibilities:

- Synthesis of photoactive monomers and crosslinkers

- preparation of photoactive polymers

- molecular characterization (NMR, IR...)

- photocrosslinking of polymers in solution and at interfaces

- structural investigations in solution by scattering methods (DLS, SLS, SAXS...)

- Participation in teaching (exercises, practical courses)

- Supervision of student theses

- Preparation of publications, preparation of research reports