PostDoc / Senior Scientist

Worktime 100% (39 hours / week), presently limited to 2 years from the 01.09.2020 at the earliest

Your tasks:

Based on our philosophy to develop electrobiorefineries, i.e. combined microbial and electrochemical process lines for the production of chemicals and energy carriers, we expect integration in the research group and significant contributions to its portfolio by:

• development of concepts of electrobiorefineries;
• experimental validation and engineering of process steps, especially electroorganic synthesis at biocompatible conditions;
• set-up, validation and conduction of methods and protocols needed for the development of process lines and process steps using physical and chemical analysis, especially HPLC and GC-MS;
• leadership to technicians and partial supervision of graduate and PhD students;
• providing high quality scientific outputs in the form of journal publications and technology transfer.

Your profile:

• Scientific degree and PhD in chemistry, biotechnology or equivalent in a relevant subject area
• In-depth knowledge in analytical chemistry or electroorganic chemistry is essential
• Knowledge in electrobiotechnology is a strong surplus
• Excellent team play, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, German is desirable, experience in writing scientific publications
• High motivation and very good organisational skills, interested to develop to take leadership

We offer:

• Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
• The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between basic research and close to being ready for application
• Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams and excellent links with national and international research networks
• A vibrant region with a high quality of life and a wide cultural offering for a balance between family and professional life

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