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ORGANISATION/COMPANYUniversität Siegen
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RESEARCH FIELDChemistry › Molecular chemistry
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RESEARCHER PROFILEFirst Stage Researcher (R1)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE15/02/2021 22:00 - Europe/London
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LOCATIONGermany › Siegen
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TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
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JOB STATUSFull-time
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HOURS PER WEEK39,95
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OFFER STARTING DATE01/06/2021
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EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMEH2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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REFERENCE NUMBERAusschreibungs-ID: 1062
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MARIE CURIE GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER955664
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IS THE JOB RELATED TO STAFF POSITION WITHIN A RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE?Yes
OFFER DESCRIPTION
Bereich: Fakultät IV - Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät |
Stellenumfang: Vollzeit | Beschäftigungsdauer: befristet |
Ausschreibungs-ID: 1062
The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 18,000 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.
We are looking for:
In Faculty IV, Fakultät IV - Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät
Makromolekulare Chemie, we are looking for a Early Stage Researcher
(PhD-candidate) at the following conditions:
100 % = 39,83 hours
Limited for 36 months
Within the framework of the International Training Network "STIMULUS", starting earliest 1st May and latest 1st of September
2021 STIMULUS is a European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network working on reducing healthcare-associated infections. We train early-stage researchers (Ph.D. students) for a career in biomaterials by researching smart wound dressings that can detect and treat bacterial infections without opening the wound. To accomplish this, STIMULUS combines the expertise of organic, macromolecular, physical and materials chemists, electronic engineers, biotechnologists, medical doctors (clinicians), (micro)biologists, government policy experts, and representatives from both SMEs and large enterprises. Our consortium bridges from academia and medical research institutes to policymakers and industry. For more informations please visit the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks website as well as
Your tasks:
Perform monomer and polymer syntheses and characterization (GPC, NMR, TGA,DSC, UV-Vis, ATR-IR, DLS, etc.).Prepare polymer coatings and analyze their structure and performance (SPR/OWS, AFM, opt. Mikroskopie, SEM, TEM, ATRIR,etc.) Testing of hydrogel systems with biofilm models Collaboration in and preparation of publications in relevant scientific journals
Your profile:
Master or equivalent degreee in one of the following fields: physics, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biotechnology, biology, biochemistry or a cognate discipline (the qualifying degree) Pracitcal expertise in organic and polymer synthesis, product purification and chemical characterization methods, incl. GPC, DSC and NMR spectroscopy etc.
Expertise in surface modification and analysis (preferentially with responsive polymers and hydrogel systems) Knowledge in nanoscale characterization and / or microscopy approaches. Very good command of the English language in speaking and in writing
For more details, incl. egibility criteria, please refer to:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/sites/mariecurie2/files/....
Potential candidates should not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to appointment.
Our offer:
Our researcher get individualized and joint training in all these disciplines and relevant sectors along the value chain, giving them a unique and genuinely interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral training experience. The successful candidate will be employed for a maximum period of three years full-time equivalent and receives a generous financial package plus and additional mobility and family allowance according to the rules for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in an EU Marie Skodlowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks (ITN). A career network. The ESR fellows are supposed to complete their PhD thesis by the end of the 3rd year of their employment. For more information please visit the Marie- Skodlowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks website as well as www.stimulus-etn.eu and https://www.stimulus-etn.eu/ph-d-positions.
We look forward to receiving your application by 10.02.2021. Please apply exclusively via our application portal (https://jobs.unisiegen. de). Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in paper form or by e.mail.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Jonas
0271 / 740-4713
The University of Siegen is an equal opportunity employer. The call for applications is explicitly aimed at people of all genders (m/f/d); applications from women are given preference in accordance with the North Rhine- Westphalian Equal Opportunities Act (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). We also welcome applications from people with different personal, social and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities and people of equal status.
More Information
Web site for additional job details
EURAXESS offer ID: 595017
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