Professorships and young researchers (© GDCh)

Current tenders

The Institute of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and pharmacy , University of Innsbruck, invites applications for a full professorship in Process Engineering and biotechnology in accordance with § 98 of the Austrian Universities Act (UG). The employment contract is a permanent, full-time position (100%) and is governed by the Austrian Salaried Employees Act (Angestelltengesetz). Details of the responsibilities, requirements, and application procedure can be found in the legally binding full version (published in the membership magazine on January 7, 2026) here. The University of Innsbruck is committed to increasing the proportion of women among its academic staff, particularly in leadership positions, and therefore explicitly encourages qualified women to apply. In cases of equal qualifications, women will be given preference. Applications must be submitted electronically by February 28, 2026, to the University of Innsbruck, Faculty Service Center, Innrain 52f, A-6020 Innsbruck ( fss-innrain52f@uibk.ac.at ). This position is classified in pay group A1 of the collective agreement for university employees and offers a minimum salary of €6,604.30 per month (paid 14 times a year). A higher salary, depending on qualifications and experience, and the resources allocated to the professorship will be subject to negotiation. The university also offers numerous attractive benefits. Prof. Dr. Veronika Sexl, Rector.

Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences is seeking to fill a professorship in chemical engineering (W2). The full job description and responsibilities can be found at this link. Applications will be accepted via the application portal until January 30, 2026.

The Institute of pharmacy at the Faculty of Chemistry and pharmacy of the University of Innsbruck invites applications for a full professorship in structural analysis for pharmacy and chemistry, in accordance with § 98 of the Austrian Universities Act (UG). The employment contract is a permanent, full-time position (100%) and is governed by the Austrian Salaried Employees Act (Angestelltengesetz). Details of the responsibilities, employment requirements, and application procedure can be found in the legally binding full version (published in the special bulletin of October 17, 2025) at this link. The University of Innsbruck is committed to increasing the proportion of women among its academic staff, particularly in leadership positions, and therefore explicitly encourages qualified women to apply. In cases of equal qualifications, women will be given preference. Applications must be submitted electronically to the University of Innsbruck, Faculty Service Center, Innrain 52f, A-6020 Innsbruck ( fss-innrain52f@uibk.ac.at ) by January 12, 2026. This position is classified in pay group A1 of the collective agreement for university employees and offers a minimum salary of €6,604.30 per month (paid 14 times a year). A higher salary, depending on qualifications and experience, is customary and, like the professorship's resources, will be subject to appointment negotiations. The university also offers numerous attractive benefits. Dr. ^{Veronika Sexl}, Rector.

Information for providers of professorships and junior academic positions

Guidelines for submitting classified ads

Job advertisements on this website are included free of charge if they are received by email. The list of professorships and young researchers will then be updated as soon as possible, but no later than within one working week.

Please send your offers to karriere@gdch.de and put the ad text directly in the email or attach it as an .rtf file. Please do not send us a PDF! To avoid further queries, please state whether the advertisement should only be published on the Internet or also in the "News". The job advertisement should be written in continuous text.

To give interested parties a quick overview, the ad text should contain the advertised position (professorship) and the institute or university advertising the position in the first sentence ("A professorship in the field of inorganic chemistry is to be filled at the Institute of xxx at the University of yyy"). At the end of the ad, please state the address for applications and the application deadline. You can find examples in the current advertisements below.

Advertisements for professorships and young academic staff should not exceed approximately 2,500 characters (including spaces).
Please do not send us a designed advert! However, if you provide an address, we will be happy to link to the full advert text. We ask for your understanding that we will send texts that do not comply with our guidelines back to the sender with a request for revision or shorten them without informing the advertiser.

If you would also like to publish the call for proposals in "Nachrichten aus der Chemie", you have two options:

1. The individual ad with graphics, logo, etc. Here you can freely choose the design and text length. Examples of designed ads can be found in our job list for industry and public services. The cost of the ad depends on its size. more

2. A classified ad in the body text without a logo, graphics, etc. As before, you have the option of publishing your Internet classified ad as a classified ad in the "News". A flat rate of EUR 150 plus VAT will be charged for publication. Please then let us know in your email that you would like the classified ad to be published in the "News" as well.

Information for job advertisers with positions for professors and junior researchers

Guidelines for the submission of job advertisements

Job offerings on this website will be posted for free on these websites if they reach us via email. The job list Professors and Junior Researchers is updated within a week at the latest.

Please send the text of your job advertisement to karriere@gdch.de and insert it right into the mail or attach it as an .rtf-file. Please do not send PDF files! In order to avoid further inquiries from our sides please do also indicate whether the publication should be online only or additionally in the “Nachrichten”, our monthly member's magazine.

To provide job seekers a quick overview, the first line of the advertisement should name the vacant position (professorship) and the institute or university with the vacancy (eg "Professorship available at the Institute for xxx of yyy University" – please see sample texts). Please also mention the application deadline and give the address for applications at the end of the ad.

The advertisement should have about 2,500 characters including blanks. We reserve the right to shorten longer texts without notifying the advertiser. Please do not send us a designed advertisement! However, you can of course link to the complete announcement on your website.

Should you additionally want to publish your announcement in “Nachrichten aus der Chemie”, you have two options:
1. The individual job advert with graphics, logos etc: Choosing this option you can decide on the layout and text length yourself. For examples of individual ads take a look at our online job market “Industry and public service”. Prices vary according to the ad's size. more

2. A small ad in the form of a continuous text without graphics, logos. etc: You can choose to publish the same announcement as from the list “Universities and Research Institutes” additionally as a small ad in the “News”. For a small ad in print we charge EUR 150,- (+ tax). Please mention in your mail if you want an additional publication as a small ad in “News”.