Academic Staff Member

**Job Announcement**

The University of Potsdam was founded in 1991 and has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape and
developed into an outstanding economic factor and growth engine for the region. The university excels in acquiring
third-party funds, has received multiple teaching awards, has a very service-oriented administration, and has been
honored several times for its family-friendly culture. About 20,000 students and 3,000 employees study and work
at three campuses - Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm - at one of Germany’s most scenic institutions of
higher education.

The Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry, Group for “**Applied Photochemistry and 3D**
limited to three** years**, which will be filled **by May 15, 2025.**

**Academic Staff Member (f/m/d)**
**ID no. 309/2025**

remuneration group 13 of the collective wage agreement among the German federal states
(“Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder” - TV-L). The fixed term of employment is
in accordance with Section 2 subsection 1 of the German Act on Fixed-Term Employment
Contracts in Science and Academia (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz or WissZeitVG).

**Your Field of Work**:
Biomedical engineering, especially bioelectronics, has an increasing impact on society as it
holds the key to solving global health challenges ahead of us. We are seeking to improve
biomedical sciences by means of chemists. Utilising light is a central motif in our work, reaching
- strument to modulate biological systems.
Join these interdisciplinary project funded by the _BMBF Nanomatfutur _program to achieve
- entists as well as physicists, engineers, and biologists.

**The Scope of Your Responsibilities**:
Using the tools of organic synthesis, photochemistry, polymer and physical chemistry, the
PhD student will develop novel molecular photoswitches and photoinitiator systems for lith
- ographic 3D printing

Characterizing the new organic components and formulations by a variety of analytical tech
- niques to evaluate their photoreaction, molecular or curing properties as well as biocompat
- ibility

Further academic qualification (doctorate thesis) is possible. At least one-third of working hours
is available for in-depth academic work.

**Your Qualifications**:
Completed academic studies at an institute of higher education, Master’s degree (or equiv
- alent) in chemistry, biochemistry or related disciplines

Experience in organic chemistry regarding synthetic and analytical methods of new mole
- cules_ _

Experience in physical-chemical methods, particularly spectroscopy and computational
chemistry, e.g. DFT calculations are desirable_ _

Team and communication skills to work in an interdisciplinary environment_ _

very good written and spoken English skills_ _

We are also looking for the following competencies:
Experiences in polymer science, polymeric (bio)materials or biochemistry are of advantage
but not necessary_ _

German language skills are of advantage but not necessary_ _

**What We Offer**:
As a university, we combine the strong potential for development of a teaching and research
institution with the attractive working conditions of the public sector. The University of Potsdam
is a reliable employer that supports its employees with a variety of offers and benefits:
Make the most of the various continuing education and networking opportunities offered by
for professional as well as personal growth.

All campuses have good transport connections. You can receive a monthly subsidy for the
public transport job ticket and use our campus bicycles.

Benefit from a company pension scheme, a special annual payment, and capital-forming
benefits.

Take advantage of the various offers from our Occupational Health Management unit as
well as the Academic Sports Center.

To improve employees’ work-life balance, the University of Potsdam offers flexible working
hours and a defined share of remote working hours (e.g. work from home). You have 30
vacation days per year (with a 5-day week) and are also exempt from work on December
24 and 31. Our Service for Families can advise you on how to better balance work and
family life.
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**Your Application**:

- tem to the University of Potsdam, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Karl-Liebknecht
- Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, House 25

If you completed higher education qualifications outside the EU, please submit a German
translation and the assessment of the Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für
ausländisches Bildungswesen - ZAB). Alternatively, please send us a PDF file from the data
- base for the recognition and assessment of foreign higher education certificates (ANABIN).

The University of Potsdam values the diversity of its community and pursues the goals of equal
opportunity regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability,
age, and sexual orientation and identity