PhD student (m/f/d)

Job announcement (Che 03/2022)

The Marine Chemistry Department of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

Warnemünde (IOW) is offering a part-time (26 hrs/week)

                                               PhD student

position starting September 15th 2022. Remuneration is paid in accordance with the TV-L salary scale at level EG 13. It is a temporary employment for 36 months.

The IOW is an independent institute of the Leibniz Association, engaged in system analysis of coastal and marginal seas, with special focus on the Baltic Sea. The scientists of the four departments (Physical Oceanography, Marine Chemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Geology) cooperate within the framework of a joint research program.

Job description

The successful candidate will continue development of an existing lab set-up for the determination of methane concentration in seawater. A set-up for in situ use will be designed, built and qualified in the lab as well as qualified and deployed at sea. The measurement of methane concentration is based on the determination of refractive index of a functionalized polymer layer using plasmon resonance spectroscopy.*

Qualification

A very good degree MSc in chemistry or a related discipline, knowledge of marine chemistry, surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and properties of polymer membranes and their functionalization, programming skills in Matlab or R and microcontroller programming are required. The ability to work in a team and willingness and ability to participate in research voyages at sea are also necessary requirements.

Manual dexterity and experience in or willingness to get acquainted with the areas of mechanics, optics and electronics in addition to chemistry are desirable. Good knowledge of the English language is expected.

Applicants are asked to send their complete applications (CV, copies of certificates, references) quoting

code Che-03/2022 by 4. August 2022 to:

bewerbung.chemie(at)io-warnemuende.de

or

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde

Dept. Human Resources

Seestraße 15

D-18119 Rostock

Germany

Applications of disabled persons with same professional and personal qualification will be treated preferentially. Please indicate a handicap in the cover letter and enclose the relevant certificate.

This job posting is open to all persons regardless of gender. The IOW promotes equal opportunities and has been awarded the Total Equality Certificate in 2013 and has since been repeatedly re-certified. Applications of female candidates are expressly encouraged and will be treated preferably in case of equal qualifications and suitability. Our family office, equipped with computer workstation and toys, offers parents the opportunity to take children to the IOW for short periods of time.

The Leibniz Insitute for Baltic Sea Research offers a varied work in the immediatevicinity of the Baltic Sea. Interdisciplinary research topics on the Baltic Sea ecosystem, broad in-house expertise in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, and marine geology, state-of-the-art-laboratory equipment and infrastructure together with modern facilities provide an excellent framework for best research conditions.

Application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

For further Information please contact:

Dr. Ralf Prien, ralf.prien(at)io-warnemuende.de , Tel. +49 (0) 381 5197 372

or visit our website: www.io-warnemuende.de

*see Boulart et al. (2013). Sensing dissolved methane in aquatic environments: An experiment in the Central Baltic Sea using surface plasmon resonance. Environ. Sci. Technol., 47(15), pp 8582-8590, doi: 10.1021/es4011916