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DuDeChem GmbH

Working Student Laboratory Operations Management (m/w/d)

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Arbeitsort:
10115 Berlin

Stellenbeschreibung

Who we are:

DUDE CHEM is a Green Chemistry startup with its origins in the German Cluster of Excellence in Catalysis at the University of Technology Berlin. We are a small but mighty team which is dedicated to fulfil our mission: Based on the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry we aim to build a green chemical-pharmaceutical industry. The industry currently consumes >13% of all fossil resources, most of them during the manufacturing. Our aim is to change this.

In order to achieve this goal, we have built a strong IP portfolio and validated the tech onto the market in order to reduce or reuse expensive resources in the production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

We believe that digitalization can be an integral tool for the implementation of greener, more sustainable production processes.

This is why we combine both scientific disciplines – digitalization and sustainability – in all of our projects. Over the last years, our team has proven that our approaches work and created hard competitive advantages in the core of the value chain of their customers.

Tasks

Why we need you:

We recently grew our development team very significantly and we need support in managing our laboratory operations.

In this role you will support our development team you will help our team to organize and optimize our laboratory operations. In this role, you will take on a wide range of tasks related to the administration, support, organization and operation of our laboratory and offices spaces in Wuhlheide (Berlin-Köpenick).

If you want to support our chemists & engineers develop innovative green chemical manufacturing processes, bring them from the lab scale into the plant scale and have a real positive impact on the world, you are the perfect match for us!

Results we expect:

As a working student for our laboratory operations management, you will support our development team in our laboratory in Wuhlheide (Berlin-Köpenick) with 10 hours per week, spread over 3 days per week. You will have the following tasks:

  • Tidying and organizing the laboratory including chemical and office supplies
  • Support and assistance with the set up of new laboratories
  • Ordering and maintaining deliveries, such as “Märkische Kiste” and chemicals
  • Coordination of external service providers, such as cleaning services or maintenance companies
  • Researching and comparing offers for chemical and office supplies and other office needs to optimize costs
  • Optimizing office and workplace design to create a modern and efficient workplace

Requirements

Skills and attitudes that might be helpful:

  • Ongoing studies in a relevant field, chemistry, natural sciences, or a related discipline
  • Organizational and coordination skills as well as an independent pro-active way of working
  • Hands-on mentality and enjoyment of practical tasks
  • Being fluent in English is a must, in German a plus
  • Strong communication skills and team spirit
  • Confident handling of MS Office programs
  • Driver's license

Benefits

What we offer:

We regard your skills as well as your conscience as our highest assets. We provide every team member with a veto right on projects, e.g. if you don’t want to work for a specific customer due to moral reasons. There were several occasions that also our CEO used this right.

We offer you an unlimited work contract and flexible working hours (results orientation), with the options to work from home at least one day per week. You will be part of an extremely motivated interdisciplinary team, giving you all the possibilities to further develop yourself and to help us to build an industry anew.

DUDE CHEM strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage job applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, and communities.

We are consequently state-of-the-art driven and we promise that we will always listen to your ideas. Our dynamic and flat hierarchies enable us to flexibly adapt our organizational structure to the level of expertise required in a project. Sometimes you will learn and sometimes you will have the lead in a project.

Open communication and direct feedback are values that we live every day. The conviction to do something that creates a positive impact in the world drives us forward. We are a young, enthusiastic team that likes each other very much and we’d be very pleased if you’d be interested in working with us!

We provide you with organic fruits, snacks, coffee & tea and non-alcoholic drinks in our offices and labs in Berlin. It is important for that you develop professionally, thus we support and offer coachings and job relevant trainings to you. Lastly, we have frequent company socials to just have some fun.

Anything else you need? Just let us know! :-)

Let’s transform the industry for the better, together!

How you can apply:

Send your CV, cover letter, and anything else which you consider relevant for us to our team

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you!

Kontakt

DuDeChem GmbH