Professorships

Professorships and young researchers (© GDCh)

The GDCh's "Professorships" list includes positions for professors, junior professors and young researchers in chemistry at home and abroad.

Information for providers of professorships and junior academic positions
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To the job list "Universities and Research Institutes" for doctoral and postdoc positions

Current tenders

The Bavarian Center for Battery Technology (BayBatt) at the University of Bayreuth is currently seeking to appoint a Junior Principal Investigator in Battery Science or Battery Engineering – Open Topic to commence as soon as possible. This is a fixed-term civil service position for 3 years, with the possibility of extension to 6 years upon a positive evaluation. Remuneration is paid according to salary grade A13. We're looking for an early career researcher with an excellent PhD and with an original research project in the field of batteries that s/he wants to address while working at BayBatt. A strong background in battery science or battery engineering is expected. Postdoc experience and experience in supervising students is an advantage. The position will enable you to compete successfully in high-ranking funding programs and increase your chances of obtaining a professorship. Applications are to be submitted electronically to the BayBatt Board of Directors by October 13, 2024. The complete vacancy notice and link to the application portal can be found here.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is looking to fill a W 3 university professorship for analytical chemistry (according to Section 36 HG NRW). Tasks and requirements: You will develop and apply modern analytical methods to answer current questions. Your research focus will be on biological macromolecules , food or environmentally relevant compounds. As an internationally networked scientist, you will contribute to the Wuppertal focus area of ​​"sustainable chemistry and Biology for People and the Environment" and build on existing research areas of the chemistry and biology Divisions , especially the field of food chemistry . Your topics are compatible with the interdisciplinary research approach of the University of Wuppertal, for example in the Institute for pure and applied mass spectrometry (ipaMS) or the Center for Smart Materials & Systems (CM@S). In teaching, you cover the area of ​​analytics in all chemical degree programs of the Division Chemistry and Biology (Bachelor, Master and Chemistry Teaching Qualification, Bachelor Sustainable Chemistry, Bachelor Applied Natural Sciences and State Examination in food chemistry). You are open to modern teaching methods. We expect German language skills (level B2) or the willingness to acquire these within two years at the latest. Formal requirements: Completed university degree in chemistry or a related discipline. Special ability for scientific work, usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctorate. Additional scientific achievements that are relevant for the appointment to a first professorship as a junior professor, a habilitation or a scientific activity as a research assistant at a university, research institution, in business, administration or another social area in Germany or abroad. Pedagogical aptitude, which is demonstrated by appropriate previous training or, in exceptional cases, is determined during the appointment process. You can demonstrate your visible profile, which matches the tasks and requirements mentioned, in publications in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals, international orientation (e.g. stays abroad, international cooperation) and the independent acquisition, leadership and Management of third-party funded projects. Application deadline: October 7, 2024. Detailed information can be found here (reference number: P24009).

The Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, has an opening for a position as Assistant professor (tenure track) in inorganic chemistry. The Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry of the Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva invites applications for a full-time tenure track assistant professor position in the field of inorganic chemistry in the broadest sense. The role includes: teaching at bachelor, master and postgraduate levels, as well as supervising master's and doctoral theses. The candidate should be able to teach in French about two years after taking up the position. The candidate will be expected to: develop a fundamental, creative and high‐quality line of research at the national and international level in his/her area of ​​specialization and to obtain external funding. He/she will also be responsible for administrative and organizational tasks within the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry and the Faculty. Requirements: PhD in chemistry or equivalent qualification. Major publications in international journals. Starting date: July 1, 2025 or upon mutual agreement. Applications, consisting of a letter of motivation, a detailed curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a copy of the highest diploma, a 5-page research plan and a list of references that may be contacted by the committee must be submitted exclusively online before September 15, 2024 (23:59 Geneva time) on the University's website here where the advertisement can also be consulted. No paper applications or applications sent by email will be accepted. With a view to parity, the University encourages applications from women. Contact: Further information can be obtained from Professor Eric Bakker ( eric.bakker@unige.ch ).

Analytical Chemistry – Tenure-Track Assistant Professor – Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo. The Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo invites applications from outstanding scholars and researchers for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of ​​Analytical Chemistry, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025 .In exceptional cases, an appointment at a more senior rank will be considered. Full details can be found here.

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”.

Contact

GDCh Career Service
Varrentrappstr. 40-42
60486 Frankfurt a. M.
Tel.: +49 69 7917-665 or -668
Email: karriere@gdch.de

Deadline for advertisements in the "Nachrichten aus der Chemie"

(The publication date of the news is always the first working day of the respective month)

"News" Issue 10/2024

Closing date for advertisements: 12.09.2024

"News" Issue 11/2024

Closing date for advertisements: 15.10.2024

You will occasionally find further vacant professorships on the Industry & Public Service job list.

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last modified: 04.09.2024 10:05 H from A.Miller