Wissenschaftliches Personal

01.03.2025, Wissenschaftliches Personal

Ph.D. position (f/m/d) in "Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) solubility enhance-ment via hydrotropy"

Your tasks include investigating the solubilization mechanisms of APIs in hydrotropic systems through thermodynamic modeling and scattering techniques, and developing a systematic framework for the selection of hydrotropes for target APIs.

Your profile
• M.Sc. in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge of the German language is desirable.
• Enthusiasm to travel and conduct research abroad.
• Familiarity with statistical thermodynamics and/or supramolecular chemistry is desirable.
• Eagerness to work in an interdisciplinary and intercultural team.
• Interest in participating in teaching and supporting undergraduate students.
• Ability to work autonomously to reach the project goals and bring new ideas.

We offer
• Working at TUM, one of the most renowned universities worldwide.
• Access to a state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure.
• A 2.000 € per month stipend for up to four years.
• Research stay at Politecnico di Milano of (at least) three months.
• Mobility funds up to 4000 € for travel and living costs abroad, and other 5000 € for trips including prolonged stays abroad, conferences, research visits, etc.
• Membership in International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE)
• TUM's graduate school training opportunities for career development, continued education, and life-long learning.
• As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, TUM explicitly encourages applications from women and others who would bring additional diversity to the university's research and teaching strategies. Preference will be given to disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications.

Application
Applications in English or German should include the following:
• A one-page motivation letter.
• Curriculum vitae, including details of the scientific career with a list of publications (if applicable).
• Complete set of academic transcripts of records

We are looking forward to receiving your application as a single pdf-document sent to contact.btd@ls.tum.de by 01.04.2025.

For further information, please contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirjana Minceva
Biothermodynamics
TUM School of Life Sciences
Tel. + 49 8161 71-6170

More information
https://www.igsse.gs.tum.de/en/igsse/research-programs-and-calls/international-projects/
https://www.lse.ls.tum.de/btd/home/
https://www.ls.tum.de/ls/startseite/

Kontakt: contact.btd@ls.tum.de