Universität Duisburg-Essenuni-due.de
PhD Student in Computational Chemistry (f/m/d, Nr. 416-26)
- Location
- Essen
- Remote
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Experience
- Junior
- Field
- Research & Science
- Salary
- 38.265 – 54.388 EUR/year
- Application deadline
- Sep 25, 2026
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Essen
Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Physical Chemistry
PhD Student in Computational Chemistry (f/m/d, Nr. 416-26)
Salary group 13 TV-L (gross 38.265-54.388€)
The Faculty of Chemistry at the UDE is one of the largest chemistry faculties in Germany and offers three study programs under one roof: Chemistry, Water Science and Chemistry Teachers College. The young and dynamic research group led by Prof. Dr. Erna K. Wieduwilt focuses on elucidating the structures and reactions of transition-metal enzymes with computer simulations, thereby bridging the fields of computational chemistry and quantum crystallography.
Start of employment 2026-12-01
Duration of employment 36 months
Working time 26 h 41 min. (67% of a full-time employment (part-time employment is possible)
Your main tasks
You will conduct research within the project “Boosting Enzymatic Plastic Recycling via Future Computing” as part of the NRW Return Programme of Prof. Dr. Erna K. Wieduwilt. The main focus of your position will be on evaluating quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations on metalloenzymes and exploring whether machine learning can be used for predictions of enzymatic reactions in biomass and plastic degradation. In these areas, you will closely collaborate with postdoctoral and PhD researchers who have experience in QM/MM calculations of metalloenzymes and machine learning. Additionally, you will contribute to supervising students, teaching activities, and administrative tasks, aligned with your transferable skill development.
The position offers the opportunity for further scientific qualification.
Your profile
- By the time of appointment, you will have successfully completed your university studies in chemistry, biochemistry, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, biology, physics or a related field with a standard period of study of at least eight semesters (minimum 270 credit points or equivalent) and an average grade of at least ‘good’ (or equivalent)
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