Research coworker (part-time postdoc) (f/m/d) (Faculty of Chemistry) (ID 15764)

Einrichtung: Faculty of Chemistry (ID 15764)

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Besetzungsdatum: 01.12.2021

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06.09.2021

The Faculty of Chemistry at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen welcomes applications for one

Research coworker (part-time postdoc) (f/m/d)

in the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Research Training Group 2455 “BENCh – Benchmark Experiments in Numerical quantum Chemistry”. The application window will be open up to 30.09.2021. The position is remunerated with 50% E 13 TV-L (corresponding to 19.9 hours per week) with a limited contract up to 30.06.2023. The earliest starting date will be 01.12.2021.

Your profile
- you hold a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in chemistry,
- are interested in overseeing research activities in your field of expertise,
- are proficient in English.

The BENCh Research Training Group (BENCh RTG) consists of a high-level research programme aiming to provide landmark experiments for quantum chemical methods benchmarking. The topics will span from gas phase spectrometry, molecular beam techniques, synthesis to X-ray diffraction. The research coworker will be responsible for organisation and planning of blind challenges, establishing small benchmark collections and/or completion of the latter, management of databases and development of data sharing protocols within the RTG. The focus will depend on the research background and profile of the successful candidate. For more information consult the official homepage http://bench.uni-goettingen.de .

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference.

Your application must include:
- curriculum vitae with a publications list
- motivation letter
- certificates of studies
- certificates of language proficiency if non-native speaker of english or german (e.g., TOEFL). This requirement is dropped if the doctoral thesis was written in any of the two aforementioned languages.
- two references (name and contact information of two senior researchers)

The documents are to be submitted by electronic form (single PDF file) up to September 30, 2021 following the instructions on the Open Positions page under the main website http://bench.uni-goettingen.de . The deadline for submission is 20:00 (CET) 30.09.2021.

If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail [email protected] .

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