Postdoctoral Resercher (No : 161-2025)

Postdoctoral Resercher (No : 161-2025)

The Division of Macromolecular Chemistry, the Sustainable Polymer Structures Department is looking to fill a postdoctoral researcher for a scientist (m / f / d) with 40 hours per week.

In the Division of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC) competences in polymer synthesis and characterization of structural and functional polymer architectures are combined addressing applications, e.g., in optoelectronics, biomedicine and biotechnology, microfluidics, energy applications but also in technical performance applications. IMC is planning to expand its synthetic activities in sustainability of polymers and thus, it will fill a postdoc / junior group leader position.

Focus of the research of the applicants should be in the field of synthetic polymer chemistry and synthesis of novel building blocks and polymer architectures under sustainability aspects, addressing any or a combination of the following fields :

Job description :

• Sustainable performance polymers of technical relevance(step-growth and / or chain-growth polymerization), e.g. from renewable resources, (bio)degradable or easily recyclable materials
• Polymeric materials with non-covalent and / or dynamic bondings, e.g. addressing recycling-on-demand, self-healing, self-repairing properties
• Polymeric materials in circular economy covering e.g. sustainable polymer synthesis and polymer modification methods, sustainable fillers and additives, life-cycle-analysis

Requirements :

Soft Skills :

Date of entry : 01.04.2026

Time limit :

2 years (Duration of employment in accordance with the WissZeitVG)

The candidate should briefly outline the research experience and should present a proposal of a research topic (up to 3 pages) he / she would like to pursue in the field of sustainable polymer chemistry.

We offer you a varied and interesting challenge in an international working environment and appropriate remuneration. The salary and social benefits (including a company pension scheme, job ticket, flexible family-friendly working hours and job-related further training) are based on qualifications in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector in the federal states (EG 13 TV-L).

The advertised position can also be filled on a part-time basis.