PhD Student in Wood Chemistry

• Collaborate on an EU Horizon project together with international partners
• Develop conversion routes for plant biomass
• Chemically characterize intermediate products of the conversion pathways
• Optimize a novel bio-based adhesive system based on non-isocyanate polyurethane NIPU chemistry
• Publish your results in scientific peer-reviewed journals and write a dissertation based at the University of Göttingen

• Master's degree in wood technology, materials sciences, chemistry, or a related field
• Experience in wood chemistry and polymer chemistry
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary research and innovation
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Fluency in English (written and spoken), knowledge of German or French an advantage

• Plenty of contact with eager young people from all over the world who are set on achieving things.
• Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
• Working with smart people of different professional backgrounds who want, like you, to do things and make a difference.

Tanja RimannHR ConsultantP +41 31 848 33 36

In the School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering we plan and design tomorrow's built environment. Together with partners from business and society, we develop inspiring solutions for sustainable living environments and infrastructure, and we learn from nature about wood as a construction material.