University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of Organic Chemistry

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 15.01.2021 of a


Reference number: 11503

The Organic Synthesis Group of Prof. Bonifazi in the Faculty of Chemistry is currently seeking a PhD student with research experience in organic synthesis chemistry.



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Organic synthesis of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons doped with O-atoms for applications in photocatalysis and optoelectronic devices. Supervision of students. We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months. Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement.

Profile:
A degree in Chemistry with profound knowledge and practical experience in the field of Organic Chemistry, and in particular in the synthesis of pi-conjugated aromatic derivatives as well as in the field of organic synthetic methodology. Ability to work independently. Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Experience in the field of organic chemistry, in particular synthesis of luminescent chromophores and classical metal-transition cross coupling reactions. Experience on heteroatom-doped polycyclic aromatic systems, and synthetic methodology in organocatalysis, will be regarded as an added value. Application documents: Academic curriculum vitae, list of publications, evidence of teaching experience (if available), Degree certificates and IELTS certificate (minimum 6.5) at the start of the employment, letter of motivation, including research interests and research agenda, contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Chemistry	Organic chemistry	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Chemistry	Organic chemistry	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Computer-Skills:

Type of computer skills	Specified computer skills	Importance
Basic Knowledge	Others	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 03.12.2020, mentioning reference number 11503.

For further information please contact Roitner, Barbara +43-1-4277-52148.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity ( http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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