Research Assistant (f/m/d)

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In the Faculty of Science at the Department of Physics – Theoretical Materials Physics – the following position is to be filled as soon as possible

Research Assistant (f/m/d)
(Salary level according to 13 TV-L)

with 75 % of the regular working hours. This is a qualification position within the meaning of the German Act on Fixed-Term Research Employment Contracts for Academic Staff (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz “WissZeitVG”), which serves to promote a doctoral procedure in the field of theoretical materials physics. The position is, depending on the qualification achieved to date, initially limited for a period of three years.

Duties and responsibilities:

The advertised position involves the theoretical and numerical modelling of bismuth surfaces in close collaboration with an experimental group in the Department of Chemistry. The aim is to use atomistic simulations to develop a fundamental understanding of the adsorption, structure, defect formation and spectroscopic signatures of organically functionalized bismuth electrodes.

Recruitment requirements:

• A completed or nearly completed Master’s degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a related field
• In-depth knowledge of atomistic simulation methods, such as density functional theory
• Teaching duties amounting to approximately 3 contact hours per week

We offer:

• Flexible working hours and the individual option of mobile working
• Wide range of health, counseling and prevention services
• Attractive fringe benefits such as childcare facilities and sports activities
• Opportunities for internal and external training and development
• Additional benefits in accordance with the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L), such as annual bonuses and capital-forming benefits as well as the VBL supplementary pension scheme

Applications from women are particularly welcome and, in case of equal qualifications and experiences, will receive preferential treatment according to the state law (LGG), unless there are preponderant reasons to give preference to another applicant. Part-time employment is generally possible. Applications from disabled people with appropriate suitability are explicitly welcome. This also applies to people with equal opportunities in accordance with the German social law SGB IX.

Please send your application documents (preferably in a single pdf file) using the Ref. No. 7251 to simone.lange@upb.de.

Prof. Dr. Wolf Gero Schmidt
Faculty of Science
Department of Physics / Theoretical Physics
Paderborn University
Warburger Str. 100
D-33098 Paderborn