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The Institute of pharmacy at the Faculty of Chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Innsbruck is seeking to fill a professorship for structural analysis in pharmacy and chemistry pursuant to Section 98 of the Universities Act (UG). The employment relationship with the university is based on the Salaried Employees Act and is permanent. The employment rate is 100%. Duties, employment requirements, and application procedures can be found in the binding long version (published in the special newsletter of October 17, 2025) at this link. The University of Innsbruck strives to increase the proportion of women among its academic staff, particularly in management positions, and therefore expressly invites qualified women to apply. In cases of equal qualifications, women will be given priority. Applications must be received electronically at the University of Innsbruck, Faculty Service Center, Innrain 52f, A-6020 Innsbruck ( fss-innrain52f@uibk.ac.at ) , by January 12, 2026 at the latest. This position is classified in employment group A1 of the collective agreement for university employees and carries a minimum salary of €6,604.30 per month (14 times the salary). Higher salaries, depending on qualifications and experience, are customary and, like the professorship's funding , are subject to appointment negotiations. In addition, the university offers numerous attractive additional benefits. University Professor ^{Dr. Veronika} Sexl, Rector.

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Montreal invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Inorganic Chemistry. The Department strongly encourages applications from candidates who will develop an emerging research topic (eg solar panels, energy transition, AI-driven inorganic chemistry) with a high potential impact. Candidates with a research topic related to artificial intelligence could also apply for a position as an IVADO Professor (consortium for research, training and knowledge mobilization in artificial intelligence), which offers enhanced start-up conditions. Candidates whose research topic integrates materials science could become members of the Institut Courtois. The Department of Chemistry of the Université de Montréal is one of the most productive and dynamic chemistry departments in Canada and internationally. Its stellar reputation is based on the excellence of its 33 professors, several of whom are distinguished scholars and hold prestigious chairs. The Department's laboratories are located on a new campus dedicated to the natural sciences (MIL Campus), with state-of-the-art infrastructure (materials characterization, NMR, X-ray diffraction, flow chemistry, mass spectrometry), which offer researchers well-equipped platforms, managed by research professionals. The Department is extremely well integrated into a dynamic research community, within the Université de Montréal and across Quebec and Canada. Candidates must have adequate proficiency of the French language or be committed to learning it once hired, through the Université de Montréal's French language support program. For more details and to submit your application through our online recruitment system before December 5th, 2025, please follow this link.

The Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, jointly with the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, offers an Early Career Research (ECR) Group Leader (m/f/d) position with a thematic focus on “Catalysis”. The group will be established as a link between Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim, within the framework of the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, and will be hosted by RUB. The aim of the new joint RUB-MPI ECR Group “Catalysis” is to rationally develop and optimize reactions and processes in catalytic synthesis, based on an understanding of solvation processes at the molecular level. A close collaboration with the existing groups in RESOLV is expected. The applicants (m/f/d) are expected to have a full university degree with a doctorate in chemistry or a related discipline, experience in synthesis and catalysis, an outstanding record of publications, a fascination for the interdisciplinary research field Solvation Science, and the ability and willingness to collaborate with existing groups in the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV. International experience as a postdoc is beneficial. The earliest starting date would be January 1, 2026, the exact starting date is subject to negotiation. Funding is restricted until December 31, 2032. Applications should include a detailed curriculum vitae (with information about awards, presentations, grants), a list of all publications, a list and PDFs of the five most important publications, a two-page outline of the general research interests, and a two-page research plan for seven years in Solvation Science. Please apply by October 28, 2025. For more information and a link to the application portal, please visit this website.

The Institute for Materials Chemistry at the IFW Dresden, Germany offers a Group Leader Position (m/f/div) on the topic: Area Selective Deposition (ASD). The Group leader is responsible for establishing, leading and managing an independent research group within the Institute for Materials Chemistry, delivering bold, ambitious and transformational research in the field of ASD which is aligned with the broad research fields of IMC. Tasks: To set the research direction for the ASD group and ensure research activity is consistent and contribute to the IMC's overall research strategy; To recruit and manage the ASD group members which may include postdocs, doctoral students, research assistants and other co-workers. Supervision of young researchers and contributing to the development of research commitment of the institute, To effectively collaborate with other groups within IMC as well as within IFW; Conducting high quality research including publication in top international journals and dissemination of research results to academic networks and general public; Contribution to the research funding of IMC by acquiring external research funding through national and international funding agencies; Active involvement in assessment and evaluation program of IFW. Your Profile: PhD in relevant scientific discipline such as inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering. Expected start date is 01/01/2026. Please send your application with informative documents (PDF file), reference number 054-26-3000, until October 31 2025. bewerbung@ifw-dresden.de. For more information please check here.