WELCOME TO BASF

CaRLa, the Catalysis Research Laboratory, founded by the University of Heidelberg, by the State of Baden-Württemberg and by BASF SE in May 2006 on campus, represents a joint academic/industrial research institution for combining basic and applied research in homogeneous catalysis (www.carla-hd.de).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

CaRLa has open positions for postdoctoral fellows (start January 2027) and invites applications from qualified scientists (with appropriate organic, organometallic or inorganic molecular chemistry background) who are interested to work as postdoctoral research fellows in CaRLa. It is a full-time temporary position with payment according to the TV-L E13 tariff. The postdoctoral fellow will work in a joint project between the University of Heidelberg and BASF SE. Research experience in the field of homogeneous catalysis or green and sustainable chemistry is mandatory.

• You are in charge of a joint project between the University of Heidelberg and BASF SE on industrially relevant topics.
• Within the project, you have frequent meetings with people from BASF and the University of Heidelberg. 
• Presenting your work on conferences as well as in publications is also expected.
• You work on the development of new homogeneous catalysts systems, which includes characterization of organometallic compounds, reactions in autoclaves, catalysis, organic synthesis, mechanistic investigations, experiment planning and use of screening equipment.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• Ph.D. in organic, organometallic or molecular-based inorganic chemistry
• experience on homogeneous catalysis and/or organometallic chemistry
• hands-on experience in preparing and characterizing air- as well as temperature-labile compounds
• very good skills and knowledge in synthesis
• excellent oral and written communication skills
• willingness to work on site in Heidelberg

WHAT WE OFFER

• You will get involved in challenging fields of activity and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects in an interdisciplinary environment.
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HOW TO REACH US

• Corinna Granterath (Talent Acquisition), corinna.granterath@basf.com, Tel.:+49 30 2005-59302 will be happy to answer your questions for this position. You are also welcome to book an online appointment.
• You can also reach our recruiting team here.
• First information about our application process can be found here.

ABOUT US

Please attach a curriculum vitae, a publication list and a letter of motivation (in English). Please give in the motivation letter what do you expect from a PostDoc at CaRLa and how your skills will fit with the research profile of CaRLa.

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