Chemistry Lab Technician

About the Position

We are looking for a Chemistry Lab Technician to join our institute's chemistry lab at the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. You will be at the heart of current science, working in a team with specialists and students. Your role will involve the analysis and synthesis of substances and physical quantities. After a training period, you will independently handle a wide range of technical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Work at the heart of current science in the laboratories of an institute of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy.
• Take on the analysis and synthesis of substances and physical quantities.
• Learn to clean, identify, and characterize substances.
• Work with a variety of highly modern analytical measuring instruments, such as the NMR.
• Independently set up various apparatuses and execute preparative measures.
• Get to know further scientific areas (e.g., microbiology) through internships.

Requirements

• Good intermediate school leaving certificate.
• Recognisable interest in the training occupation, indicated by grades in maths, German, and scientific subjects.
• Technical understanding and skill to work with analysis instruments.
• Well-developed social skills for daily communication and collaboration in a heterogeneous team.
• Reliability and responsible behavior.
• Initiative and willingness to work on new, complex problem situations.

Training Facilities & Theoretical Education

The practical training takes place in the laboratories of an institute of the faculty of chemistry and pharmacy. You will also be deployed in one of the other training facilities for 4 to 6 weeks to get to know related fields:

• Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
• Institute of Biochemistry
• Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
• Institute of Organic Chemistry
• Institute of Food Chemistry

The theoretical education takes place in three blocks of four to six weeks per year at the Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg in Münster. Additionally, you will receive practice-based instruction once a week at the University of Münster.

Duration of Training/Possibility of Shortening

The training to become a chemist takes three years. A shortening to two and a half years is possible for apprentices with an entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or particularly good performance during the training and at the vocational college.

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