Postdoctoral positions (cellular) biochemistry and protein engineering

Your tasks:

• As postdoctoral researcher in Area III, you will contribute to the design of highly stable formulations, preventing phase changes while maintaining the functionality of active molecules, such as chemical entities or biomolecules. Drawing on the remarkable influence of the liquid environment, RESOLV aims to improve the applicability of hydrophobic pharmaceuticals by crafting customized mesophase structures to overcome the limitations of low solubility and bioavailability. Further major goals are to uncover the mechanism by which enzymes become more active in the specific solvent environment of liquid condensates induced by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and to map local hydration changes and LLPS even in living cells.

Your profile:

• You hold a top-grade full university degree with a doctorate in Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering or comparable subjects.
• You are fascinated by the interdisciplinary research field Solvation Science.
• • You have experience in one of the following disciplines: chemical engineering (thermodynamic measurements and modelling, formulation design), (bio-) physical chemistry, (time-resolved) spectroscopic techniques, theoretical chemistry (simulations or electronic structure calculations), as well as (cellular) biochemistry and protein engineering.
• You have a solid knowledge of English in a professional environment (at least level B2, oral and written).

What we offer:

• You will be embedded in a high-profile research environment.
• You are integrated in the International Faculty Solvation Science.
• You will benefit from personal development possibilities, the entrepreneurial attitude within RESOLV and a broad spectrum of lectures as well as transferable skills courses.
• You are provided with funding for visiting international conferences.

Additional information:

The position is salaried and based an the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 TV-L.

Further information can be found at https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/ (in German).

If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.

The place of work is Ruhr University Bochum.

RUB sees itself as a university with an international presence. The campus languages are German and English. Competence in at least one of the two languages and the willingness to learn the other are a prerequisite. RUB provides corresponding free courses for employees.

German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZFA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF). https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.delsbgkiindex.html.en

The Staff Council has the right to participate in all selection interviews. At the request of a candidate (m/f/x), it will ensure its participation in the entire procedure. Please contact wpr@rub.de.

Contact details for your application:

Dr. Julia Nowack at resolv@rub.de

Travel costs, accommodation costs and loss of earnings or other application costs for job interviews can unfortunately not be reimbursed.

ANR 5805: until 03.07.2026
Please reach out to RESOLV Principal Investigators or Participating Scientists serving as potential hosts to discuss a possible project (see https://www.solvation.de/about/scientists) before submitting your official application. Complete applications, including a CV, a hosting agreement, and a 1-page outline of a possible project within RESOLV, should be sent electronically as one pdf document to resolv@rub.de. For more information, please refer to our website https://www.solvation.de/.