This position is limited to 2 years. An extension of the project is subject to the success of the initial funding period and subsequent extension grant application.
The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TV-L), up to salary Level 13. The place of employment will be Bremerhaven.
Context
The biological pump and its transport of particulate organic matter (POM) from the photic zone to the ocean floor are key regulators of the transfer of atmospheric C02 to Iong term storage of carbon. Organic matter produced by phytoplankton and bacteria undergoes aggregation and binds to particles (e.g.,
cells and detritus), which contribute to deposition of carbon and creates a major sink in the global carbon cycle. Despite of the significant role of aggregation, very little is known about the binding mechanisms and kinetics of particle formation in the ocean.
Your profile
We are open to applications of highly-qualified candidates from various research backgrounds with previous research experience on molecular or particle interactions. We seek previous experience in, for example, the empirical study of particle formation by time resolved dynamic light scattering, relaxation
NMR Spectroscopy and Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy and other methods or experience with theoretical tools such as molecular dynamics (MD), Monte Carlo (MC) Simulations and analytical theory.
Our team:
You will be part of the Ecological Chemistry section at the AWI in Bremerhaven, working with experts in the fields of analytical chemistry, computational modeling, natural products chemistry, ecology, and physiology. You will have access to outstanding facilities and world class infrastructure (HPC, HR-LC-MS, NMR)
in a highly interdisciplinary environment.
Requirements
- PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, or related fields.
- ideally previous experience studying particle dynamics (interaction Observations using NMR, DLS)
- Alternatively, strong expertise in molecular simulations
- Good English language skills and interest in working in an international and interdisciplinary team.
Further Information
For further information, please contact Dr. Jan Tebben (
jtebben@awi.de) or
Prof. Dr. Boris Koch (
bkoch@hs-bremerhaven.de).
We offer a versatile and inspiring work environment and the opportunity to further advance the university with your expertise and your commitment together with the other colleagues that are involved in teaching and research.
We are looking for a personality with organizational talent, an independent way of working while being able to work in a team, and have a confident and friendly demeanor. We appreciate a high level of social skills and openness to gender equality and diversity. A high degree of personal initiative and the ability to
present the university convincingly to third parties are required.
The Hochschule Bremerhaven actively promotes equality for all employees and sees great benefit in the diversity of its workforce. We therefore welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds. The university strives to reduce the underrepresentation of women and therefore encourages women to
apply. In the case of equal qualifications, women will be given priority. Severely disabled applicants will be given priority if they have essentially the same professional and personal qualification.
In terms of diversity, we also welcome applications from people with a migration background.
Please send your application with the usual documents directly via our online application portal (
stellen.hs-bremerhaven.de) and
not later than March 31th 2022.
Your application documents will be deleted after the selection process has been completed.
Hochschule Bremerhaven
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