The Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, invites applications for a position as
Postdoc
for the build-up of an Independent Young Researcher Group
The application addresses young researchers with excellent undergraduate and graduate study profiles, who wants to build-up anindependent young researcher group (e.g. Emmy-Noether Nachwuchsgruppe, BMBF-Nachwuchsgruppe or similar) at a GermanUniversity. The LOEWE research cluster „Soft Control – using stimulus-sensitive macromolecules at interfaces to modulate functions", which was established in 2011 at the TU Darmstadt wants to support this build-up of an independent researcher group through a two-year seed-fund, including the candidates own position, as well as additional research-funds for personal costs and consumables.
Within this period, it is expected that the candidate will sucessfully apply for third-party funds for further continuation of funding ofhis / her own research group.
The research cluster Soft Control of the LOEWE excellence initiative of the state of Hessen, investigates thin layers of "smart” macromolecules and biomacromolecules, respectively, which can be reversibly switched with respect to their molecular structure (conformation, topology, morphology) by external triggers (light, electric- and magnetic fields), in order to modulate underlying functions of thin organic films (catalytic activity, bioactivity, ion channels, etc.) at interfaces. The research area of the candidate is expected to be within the scientific fields of Macromolecular Chemistry, and shall focus on the development of "Functional, stimuliresponsive polymer films”, preferably, if such films are attached to complex substrates, such as paper. The successful candidate will be associated to the Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Paper Chemistry.
The Technische Universität Darmstadt intends to increase the number of female faculty members and encourages female candidates to apply. In case of equal qualifications applicants with a degree of disability of at least 50 or equal will be given preference. Wages and salaries are according to the collective agreements on salary scales, which apply to the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TV-TU Darmstadt). Part-time employment is generally possible.
Applications mentioning the code-No. should be sent to the through the Dean of the Department of Chemistry to the Coordinator of the Soft Control Initiative, Prof. Markus Biesalski, Petersenstrasse 22, 64287 D-Darmstadt, Germany, and should include meaningful documents (CV, list of publications, copies of relevant diplomas and certificates, and a record of scientific accomplishments).
Further information can be inferred directly from the Soft Control Initiative: www.soft-control.tu-darmstadt.de
Dr. Melanie Gattermayer (CTO, Soft Control), eMail: gattermayer@cellulose.tu-darmstadt.de
Code. No. 8
Application deadline: 29-Feb-2012