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The Institute of Organic Chemistry in the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of a

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)

Your tasks:

• collaboration in research and teaching
• providing students with subject-related expertise and instruction on applying scientific methods conducting independent research
• contributing to the administration of the working group
• maintaining the infrastructure of the working group

Our expectations:

• A doctoral degree (PhD or Dr. rer. nat.) in the field of chemistry is required.
• Good command of written and spoken English is expected.
• We also expect substantiated knowledge of
• organic chemistry and radical chemistry,
• standard analytical methods (e.g. NMR, UV-vis, IR),
• standard laboratory techniques (e.g. working under inert gas),
• the independent processing of a methodological research project, and
• electrochemical techniques and interpretation.
• We also expect theoretical and practical experience in research in
• radical chain mechanisms,
• radical polar crossover reactions,
• photoredox and photochemical transformations,
• radical fluoroalkyation, and o organic frameworks.

Advantages for you:

The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions. Part-time options are generally available.
We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Dirk Leifert, Phone: +49 251 8333254, E-Mail: dirkleifert@uni-muenster.de.

Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 2026-06-05 at:

Please send your application, as a PDF file, to dirkleifert@uni-muenster.de. Your application can only be considered as a PDF file. Please note that we cannot consider other file formats.

The application should be written in English and consist of a cover letter, a complete CV, a recommendation letter, previous academic achievements and copies of your degree certificates.

Reference number: 2026_05_05