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Placements Offers at the Faculty of Chemistry

Bioelectrochemical systems research lab

Requirements:
-Pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Protection or similar
-Previous experience in a laboratory environment preferred
-Candidates will work with chemicals and must be able to follow safe work practices and protocols
-Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
-Statistics software would be a plus: R GUI, Origin, Matlab, etc.

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Design, manufacture, assemble, and test bioelectrochemical devices
-Test new bacterial species, enrich microbial cultures
-Develop and test new materials for bioelectrochemical devices
-Carry out electrochemical tests, analytical equipment
-Process and analyze large datasets
-Reporting (obligatory) in the form of PPT presentations, written reports

Other information: WWW.GPLAB.EU

How to apply: Please send your CV and Recommendation Letter

Contact person at the Faculty: grzegorz.pasternak@pwr.edu.pl; phone no: +48 71 320 6596

Period: March 1st 2025 – July 30th 2025

Hours per week: 30

Location: Location: Gdańska 7/9, 50-344 Wrocław; F3

Polymer Processing intern

Requirements:
-Pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Chemical Engineering
-Previous experience in a laboratory environment preferred
-Candidates will work with chemicals and must be able to follow safe work practices and protocols
-Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
-Basic information about polymers, polymers properties, composites materials

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Conduct experiments using established procedures
-Operate physical and analytical testing equipment
-Summarize and report results by entering data into software applications
-Composites material preparation and characterization

Other information: We will use extruders, injection moulding machines

How to apply: Please send your CV and Cover Letter

Contact person at the Faculty: Konrad.szustakiewicz@pwr.edu.pl; phone no: +48 71 3204490

Period:
March 1st 2025 – June 30th 2025 (up to 4 months)

Hours per week: 10

Location: 42 Wyb. Wyspiańskiego, building H-6, 50-370 Wrocław

3D/4D Bioprinting Laboratory Intern

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent in engineering) in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemistry,
biotechnology, or materials science, with a good command of English (both spoken and written). Documented
experience in research projects or laboratory-related activities would be an advantage

Tasks and responsibilities:
1. Organizing and conducting experiments related to 3D/4D bioprinting, following established protocols
2. Operating and maintaining physical and analytical testing equipment used in bioprinting processes
3. Collecting, analyzing, and reporting experimental data using appropriate software tools

Other information: The trainee will be trained to carry out the tasks and to operate the relevant equipment

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: daria.podstawczyk@pwr.edu.pl

Period: 3 - 6 months

Hours per week: 30 - 40

Location: 4/6 Norwida, building C-6, lab. 25, 50-373 Wrocław

Lab assistant in task: magnetic adsorbents in zero waste management

Requirements:
-basic experience in laboratory work as a chemist
-knowledge of pyrolysis, adsorption processes, and coking processes would be appreciated

Tasks and responsibilities:
-carry out the synthesis of a magnetic adsorbent,
-characterize the material,
-Carry out adsorption processes for organic and inorganic
compounds
-prepare coke mixtures containing the addition of used magnetic adsorbent, characterize the coke

Other information: The trainee will be trained to carry out the tasks and to operate the relevant equipment

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: ewa.lorenc-grabowska@pwr.edu.pl 

Period: 6 months

Hours per week: 20

Location: Gdańska 7/9 , F3, 50-344 Wrocław

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory Internship

Requirements:
-Bachelor (or engineering) degree in biotechnology chemistry, biology or materials science
-Good knowledge of English (speaking and writing)
-Documented experience in research projects or laboratory-related activities would be beneficial

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Bacterial cell cultures
-Molecular cloning
-Protein expression and purification
-Enzymatic assays
-Colorimetric assays
-SDS-PAGE and Western blots
-Biomineralization assays
-Light and electron microscopy

Other information: To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter, and a brief description of your previous laboratory experience

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: magdalena.wojtas@pwr.edu.pl.+48 734 149 985

Period: November 1st, 2024 – undefined, 3-6 months, possibly longer

Hours per week: 20 - 30

Location: Ul. Gdańska 7/9, Wrocław

Smart food packaging

Requirements:
We are offering a fellowship for motivated students to join our research team specializing in biopolymers, and active and
smart packaging. We invite applications from students with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical technology,
chemical engineering, biotechnology, or related fields.

Tasks and responsibilities:
1. Extraction of active components:
-perform extraction processes from plant materials, select optimal process conditions, and evaluate the properties of the obtained extracts
2. Preparation of active films and fibers:
-develop biopolymer-based films and fibers incorporating active compounds
-evaluate the physicochemical properties of the
materials
-assess their potential for monitoring and extending the freshness of food products

Other information: To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter, and a brief description of your previous laboratory experience

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: anna.witek@pwr.edu.pl 

Period: 3-6 months

Hours per week: 25 - 30

Location: Department of Engineering and Technology of Chemical Processes (K24). ul. Gdańska 7/9, F1, 205-206, 50-344 Wrocław

Sustainable Management of Battery Wastewater Using Electromembrane Technologies

Requirements:
-Pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field
-Previous experience in a laboratory environment preferred
-Candidates will work with chemicals and must be able to follow safe work practices and protocols;
-Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and ORIGIN

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Synthesis of selective sorbents for capturing transition metal ions
-Development of selective cation-exchange membranes dedicated to the transportation of selected transition metal ions
-Operate the material analysis
-Operate electro-membrane processes like electrodialysis and capacitive deionisation
-Summarize and report results by entering data into software applications
-The candidate will prepare brief reports on completed activities
-Be responsible for general laboratory cleanup and other general lab duties as assigned

Other information: The University may provide help with accommodation

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: anna.siekierka@pwr.edu.pl, phone no: +48 71 320 29 75

Period: February 1st 2025 – July 30th 2025 (6 months)

Hours per week: 30

Location: 4-6 Cypriana Kamila Norwida, building C-6, 50-373 Wrocław

Nanostructure catalysts for environmental protection

Requirements:
-BSc, MSc, or PhD degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Sciences
-Previous experience in a laboratory environment preferred
-Candidates will work with chemicals and must be able to follow safe work practices and protocols
-Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Conduct syntheses of nanostructured MOF-based catalysts
-Operate physical and analytical testing equipment
-Summarize and report results
-Be responsible for general laboratory cleanup and other general lab duties as assigned

Other information: The University may provide help with accommodation

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: agata.lamacz@pwr.edu.pl

Period: From 3 to 9 months (within the September – July period)

Hours per week: 30

Location: Gdańska 7/9 bld. F1/108, 50-344 Wrocław

Determination of molecular properties of partly disordered regulatory proteins

Requirements:
-Bachelor's degree, preferably in biophysics, molecular biology or biology
-Experience and good basic laboratory skills
-Enthusiasm and passion for science

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Carry out all steps required for the production of recombinant proteins from DNA constructs, including molecular cloning, recombinant protein expression in heterologous systems, and purification.
-The focus will be on determining the structure-function relationship of recombinant proteins using a wide range of techniques (e.g. electrophoresis, absorption and emission spectroscopy, CD spectroscopy, microscopy (phase contrast, DIC, fluorescence, and polarization)

Other information: The University may provide help with accommodation

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty: aneta.tarczewska@pwr.edu.pl, phone no: (0048) 71 320 62 86

Period: from January, 2025

Hours per week: 30

Location: 7/9 Gdańska st., Wrocław 50-344: building F-4

(Bio)process Engineering and Design Laboratory Intern

Transforming waste into fertilizer products and assessing their effectiveness through in-plant experiments

Requirements:
-Pursuing a degree in Biotechnology or a related field
-Previous experience in a microbiological/biochemical laboratory environment preferred;
-Candidates will work with chemicals and must be able to follow safe work practices and protocols

Tasks and responsibilities:
-Organize and conduct experiments/testing using established procedures (PCR, rtPCR, microbe-plant interaction);
-Operate physical and analytical testing equipment
-Summarize and report results by entering data into software applications
-Document all necessary entries for quality
-Be responsible for general laboratory cleanup and other general lab duties as assigned

Other information:
The university may provide help with accommodation

How to apply: Please send your CV and Cover Letter

Contact person at the Faculty: agnieszka.saeid@pwr.edu.pl; phone no: +48 71 32037930

Period: March 1st 2025 – June 30th 2025, 6 months

Hours per week: 30

Location: 42 Wyb. Wyspiańskiego, building H-6, 50-370 Wrocław

Fluorescence imaging of amyloid structures stained with gold nanoclusters

Requirements: Bachelor (or engineering) degree in chemistry/biology or materials science, good command of English (speaking
and writing). Documented experience in research projects or laboratory-related activities would be beneficial.

Tasks and responsibilities: Main activities will be focused on: the preparation of amyloid superstructures, e.g. spherulites, dehydration and fixation of amyloid superstructures, gold-nanocluster staining of amyloid superstructures, and fluorescence microscopy imaging of prepared resins. The candidate will prepare short reports regarding the undertaken activities, learn how to critically analyze the results, and form conclusions.

Other information: We are looking for a highly motivated master student who would like to participate in the interdisciplinary research that merges the fields of nanotechnology and bio-imaging.
The candidate will be tutored and work with both bio- and nano-materials designed for bio-imaging.

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty
joanna.olesiak-banska@pwr.edu.pl; phone no: (0048) 71 320 2436

Period
From 2 to 6 months

Hours per week
30h/week

Location
 7/9 Gdańska st., Wrocław 50-344: building F-6

Lab assistant in task magnetic adsorbents in zero waste management

Requirements: basic experience in laboratory work as a chemist, knowledge of pyrolysis, and adsorption processes would be
appreciated

Tasks and responsibilities:
-carry out the synthesis of a magnetic adsorbent
-characterize the material
-carry out adsorption processes for organic compounds
-prepare coke mixtures containing the addition of used magnetic adsorbent

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty:
ewa.lorenc-grabowska@pwr.edu.pl; phone no: +48 703 206 348

Period
from December 1st 2023 – July 30th 2024

Hours per week
15 h

Location: Gdańska 7/9, 50-344 Wrocław; F3; 134

Biodegradable active packaging

Requirements: Completed BSc studies in chemistry, chemical technology, chemical engineering, biotechnology
or related sciences. Basic knowledge of:
(1) extraction of active compounds from natural resources
(2) biopolymers
(3) their characterization methods.

Tasks and responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of this role are:
(1) Extraction of active components from plant materials, selection of process conditions, evaluation of extract properties.
(2) Preparation of active films, evaluation of physicochemical properties, assessment of applicability as packaging for prolonging freshness of food products

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty
anna.witek@pwr.edu.pl

Period From October 1st 2023
3-6 months

Hours per week
20

Location
Address: Smoluchowskiego 25, B1/509

Research Laboratory – organic chemistry, catalysis, phosphorus chemistry, green chemistry

Requirements: Knowledge of basic organic chemistry. Knowledge of basic techniques used in organic chemistry laboratory e.g., distillation, chromatography, extraction, filtration. Knowledge of principals of spectroscopic techniques used for analysis of organic compounds e.g. NMR, IR, HR-MS

Tasks and responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of this role are:
Training in experimental organic chemistry including catalysis, phosphorus chemistry, green chemistry. Primarily work in the laboratory.

Other information: For the latest publication of the group go to the website:

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty:
tomasz.olszewski@pwr.edu.pl
Period From October 1st, 2023 – undefined

Period: From October 1st, 2023 – undefined
3-6 months however shorter, or longer stays will also be possible.

Hours per week: at least 20 h/ week

Location:
Address: 2 Ignacego Łukasiewcza st., build. A-2,  lab. 320b,  50-371 Wrocław, Poland

Peptide chemistry internship

Requirements: Completed BSc studies in Chemistry or related sciences

The primary responsibilities of this role are: Synthesis of peptides and small proteins, evaluation of their structures and functions

How to apply: Please send your CV and Letter of Recommendation

Contact person at the Faculty:
lukasz.berlicki@pwr.edu.pl


Period
From October 1st, 2023- 5-10 months

Hours per week
10-20 h//week

Location/address:
Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Building A-2, 2 Łukasiewicza St., 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

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