Phd Student

The group Inorganic Chemistry (Prof. T. Müller) at the Institute of Chemistry at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences seeks to fill a position of a

**PhD student (f/m/d)**
Salary according to TV-L E13, 65%

**at the earliest possible date**. The position is part of a DFG funded project “Construction, Transformation and Derivatization of Heterosila-adamantanes”. This project involves close collaboration with the research groups of Prof. C. Marschner (TU Graz, Austria) and Prof. M. Wagner (University of Frankfurt, Germany).

The position is limited to 3 years and serves for personal scientific qualification (doctorate).

**Your tasks will include**:

- Construction, transformation and derivatization of heterosila adamantanes and performing mechanistic studies (experimental and theoretical)
- Close collaboration with cooperation partners of the project
- Publication of research results in scientific journals
- Active participation in scientific conferences
- Supervision of students

**Recruitment requirements are**:

- Scientific university degree (diploma / master's degree) in chemistry or a comparable discipline
- Passion for inorganic molecular chemistry
- Good knowledge of written and spoken English
- Willingness to travel

**Ideally you have**:

- Experimental expertise in synthetic organoelement chemistry, especially silicon chemistry
- Knowledge of heteronuclei NMR spectroscopy
- Experience in or willingness to learn quantum mechanical computational methods
- Willingness to supervise students
- Very good communication skills
- Ability to work in a team

**We offer you**:

- Integration into a dedicated team and an excellent scientific environment
- Intensive support during your doctorate
- Payment according to collective agreement (TVL) incl. annual special payment
- Possibility of a company pension scheme (VBL) and capital-forming benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Family-friendly working conditions with flexible working hours
- A wide range of further training opportunities as well as company health promotion services and participation in the university sports program
- Use of the VBN JobTicket

**Application deadline is the 30th of September 2024.