Tenure Track Professorship (W1 Tenure Track to W2) in Physical Chemistry

Tenure Track Professorship (W1 Tenure Track to W2) in Physical Chemistry

• Registration number: fb -W1TTW2-Physikalische Chemie-2025
• Entry date:
• Application deadline:
• Salary: W1 Tenure Track to W2 HBesG
• Duration: 6 years
• Volume of employment: full-time

The University of Marburg, founded in 1527, offers a variety of excellent programs of study for around 22,000 students and confronts the important topics of our time through excellent research across a broad spectrum of sciences.

The Department of Chemistry invites applications for a Tenure Track Professorship (W1 Tenure Track to W2) in Physical Chemistry. The successful applicant is expected to strengthen the research priorities of the Department by establishing an independent research group and to actively participate in research alliances and existing collaborative initiatives, particularly in the area of experimental surface and interface chemistry and on-surface synthesis. Close alignment with the university’s research profile area “Materials, Interfaces, Semiconductors” is essential, and participation in planned collaborative research projects is expected.

Responsibilities

• Establish an internationally visible and competitive junior research group focused on molecular processes at surfaces.
• Conduct cutting‑edge experimental research in surface and interface chemistry and on‑surface synthesis.
• Secure and manage third‑party funding, including DFG‑funded research consortia, initiatives and priority programmes.
• Cover the full scope of Physical Chemistry in the faculty’s Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, including experimental competencies and digital media integration.
• Supervise theses, doctoral researchers and contribute to innovative teaching concepts.
• Participate in academic self‑administration and institutional development.

Qualifications

• Completed university degree and an excellent doctorate in chemistry, physics or a closely related field.
• Independent scientific profile in Physical Chemistry with a focus on surface and interface science.
• Demonstrated outstanding scientific achievements and potential for a high‑impact international research programme.
• Experience with modern atomic‑scale microscopy, spectroscopy and model catalysis or related areas.
• Ability to teach in German and English.
• Demonstrated aptitude for academic teaching.
• Experience in acquisition of third‑party funding is a plus.

Benefits

• Excellent research environment within the university’s profile area “Materials, Interfaces, Semiconductors”.
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art research infrastructure.
• Opportunities for collaboration in existing and planned DFG‑funded initiatives.
• Comprehensive professional development and mentoring programmes.
• Family‑friendly working conditions with a certified family‑friendly employer.
• Reduced working time possible.

Contact for more information

Prof. Dr. Michael Gottfried

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. Female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications in areas where women are underrepresented. We support employees in balancing family and career and offer a reduction of working time. Applicants with a disability as described in SGB IX will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.

Please send your application documents, including a research and teaching concept, and the completed electronic short questionnaire provided on by 21st December 2025.

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