Job description: Master student in chemistry or environmental sciences (f/m/d)

Background
Microplastics (MPs, <5>
Your Tasks
As part of the Master’s thesis, efficient methods for extracting MPs from sewage sludge will be optimized, and environmental samples will be analyzed. The samples will be extracted and purified, then analyzed using LUMOS II micro-FTIR spectroscopy.

Your Profile

• enrolled at an University
• keen interest in plastic pollution

Further Information

You are interested?
For more information or questions regarding the project, please contact Dr. Fangzhu Wu (fangzhu.wu@awi.de), Dr. Gunnar Gerdts (gunnar.gerdts@awi.de) and Dr. Sebastian Primpke (sebastian.primpke@awi.de)

Please forward your applications with the standard documentation (cover letter with motivation, CV) by January 30, 2026 to: Dr. Fangzhu Wu (fangzhu.wu@awi.de), Dr. Gunnar Gerdts (gunnar.gerdts@awi.de) or Dr. Sebastian Primpke (sebastian.primpke@awi.de).

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.