Postdoc Ceramide Program (m/f/div)

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues.

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Responsibilities

• Development and optimization of multi-stage syntheses and purification processes for ceramides
• Independent planning, implementation and evaluation of experimental programs for ceramide development
• Creation and development of documents, including safe workflows, risk assessments and work instructions in accordance with EHSQ protocols.
• Implementation of practice-oriented laboratory programs to demonstrate process feasibility
• Design and implementation of scale-up processes and production transfers.
• Communication and reporting of results in meetings
• Proactive literature review and analysis of the IP landscape to identify new ceramides and their applications in cosmetics

Requirements

• Completed doctoral studies in chemistry, chemical engineering or a related field with a focus on organic chemistry
• Sound knowledge and practical experience in organic chemistry as well as in the synthesis of ceramides
• Experience in purification technologies such as crystallization, chromatography, extraction, as well as analytical methods such as NMR, GPC, HPLC, and DSC
• Confident handling of PC applications, especially Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in using database and analysis tools to evaluate experimental results
• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
• Independent way of working, ability to work in a team as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong communication skills to present projects as well as reliability and resilience

We look forward to receiving your application and to developing innovative solutions for personal care together!

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Alena Beyer

Company is
Evonik Operations GmbH