PhD Positions For Physics/ Material Science At Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
1. PhD Position – Photonics based on SiGeSn heterostructures
Last
Date – As Soon As Possible
Your
Job:
Your primary
scientific tasks will be:
- Growth and characterization of
SiGeSn heterostructures by CVD
- Cleanroom fabrication of
integrated photonic devices, such as waveguide coupled light emitters
(LEDs, lasers) and photodetectors (PDs, APDs, SPADs)
- Large gated FETs devices for
material characterization
- Optical and electrical characterization of the obtained devices
You will also be actively involved in:
- Preparation of scientific
publications and presentations
- Exchange with national and
international scientific partners
- Training and mentoring of
undergraduate students
Your
Profile:
- Master`s degree in physics,
engineering or similar, ideally with a background in the field of
semiconductor physics
- Basic knowledge in optical
spectroscopy techniques
- Basic information on deposition
methods
- Clean-Room experience is an
advantage
- Enthusiasm and courage to
explore uncharted territory, develop, and follow new ideas
- Ability to work both
independently as well as a part of a team
- Fluent in written and spoken
English
Our
Offer:
We work on the very
latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to
actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to
complete your doctoral degree:
- A highly motivated
interdisciplinary and international working environment at the
well-recognized Peter-Grünberg-Institute 9 at the Forschungszentrum
Jülich, one of Europe’s largest research centres
- An outstanding scientific
infrastructure including several laboratories and a state-of-the-art
Cleanroom (HNF)
- Participation in
(international) conferences and project meetings
- Continuous scientific mentoring
by your scientific advisor
- Close cooperation with the
other groups
- Possibility to pursue the
doctoral degree from the RWTH Aachen
- A structured doctoral degree
programme for you and your supervisors with a comprehensive further
training and networking package on our doctoral researchers` platform
JuDocs https://www.fz-juelich.de/judocs
- Targeted services for
international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
The position is initially for a fixed term of 3 years. Pay in line with 50 % of
pay group 13 of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) and
additionally 60 % of a monthly salary as special payment („Christmas bonus“).
Pay higher than the basic pay may be possible.
2. PhD Position - Modelling the Fabrication Process of Organic
Solar Cells
Last
Date : 21-07-2022
Your
Job:
Organic solar cells
belong to the emerging photovoltaic technologies that can contribute to the
energy transition in the near future. They have been greatly improved in the
past few years, reaching outstanding 18% conversion efficiency. Compared to
silicon devices, these solution-processed solar cells are low cost and
eco-friendly, and allow new kind of application thanks to their flexibility and
partial transparency. Nevertheless, the efficiency and life time of these solar
cells have still to be improved. Aside from material development, the
fabrication process is known to play a crucial role in their performance:
during drying of the light-absorbing layer, a complex nanostructure forms that
determines the layer properties. However, the understanding of the
process-structure relationship has to be improved. A recently developed
simulation framework enables the investigation of the film structuration during
the fabrication process. The focus of the doctorate study is to gain physical
insight into the formation of solution-processed bulk-heterojunction
photoactive layers with the help of high-performance phase-field simulations,
so as to gain control on the final film nanostructure. In this exciting field
your tasks include:
- To validate this simulation
tool by performing simulations on real systems. The input parameters will
be identified and the simulation results compared with experimental
characterization of the film morphology in close collaboration with
experimental groups.
- To elucidate physics-based
design rules for ink formulation and process parameters to be used for the
solution-based processing of large-area bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
- To contribute to the code
development and improvement
- Participation in project meetings
- Coordination with internal and
external partners
- Publication and presentation of
research results in relevant journals or at international conferences
Your
Profile:
- Successfully completed
scientific master`s degree in physics or materials science with excellent
grades, preferably with a specialization on theory and simulation
- Knowledge of at least one
programming language
- Experience with using
Unix/Linux operating systems
- Skills in simulation and/or
modelling
- Motivation to tackle
interdisciplinary problems and to collaborate with experimental groups
- High motivation for pursuing a
PhD within 3 years
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to show initiative and
work independently
- Excellent cooperation and
communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent skills in spoken and
written English
Our
Offer:
We work on the very
latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to
actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to
complete your doctoral degree:
- International,
interdisciplinary working environment on an attractive campus (FAU
Südgelände) including many opportunities for cooperation with partners
from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, the
Forschungszentrum Jülich, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and from abroad
- Outstanding scientific and
technical infrastructure
- Opportunity to participate in
(international) conferences and project meetings
- Continuous scientific mentoring
by your scientific advisor
- Extensive company health
management
- Ideal conditions for balancing
work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
- 30 days of annual leave and
provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between
Christmas and New Year)
- Flexible work (location)
arrangements, e.g. remote work
- Targeted services for
international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. Pay in line with 75% of pay group
13 of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) and
additionally 60 % of a monthly salary as special payment („Christmas bonus“).
Place of employment: Erlangen
3. PhD Position - Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
Last
Date – As Soon As Possible
Your
Job:
- Work on the scientific
fundamentals and process implementation of technologies for chemical
hydrogen storage - mainly in the field of catalysis, analytics or system
development depending on agreement and qualification
- Participation in H2
demonstration projects
- Participation in project
meetings
- Coordination with internal and
external partners
- Publication and presentation of
research results in relevant journals and/or at national and international
conferences
- Participation in the
establishment of the institute (e.g. laboratory and pilot plant
infrastructure, experimental test field for chemical hydrogen storage)
Your
Profile:
- Very good university degree
(Master) in the fields of chemical engineering, process engineering,
chemistry, or a comparable discipline
- Knowledge of hydrogen and
energy research is an advantage
- Experience in chemical reactor
operation, analytics, or process simulation desirable
- High motivation to complete
your PhD within 3 years
- Very good organizational skills
- Ability to show initiative and
work independently
- Very good cooperation and
communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
- Very good written and spoken
English skills, basic German skills desirable
Our
Offer:
We work on the very
latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to
actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to
complete your doctoral degree:
- A highly motivated working
group as well as an international and interdisciplinary working
environment at one of Europe’s largest research establishments
- Outstanding scientific and
technical infrastructure
- Opportunity to participate in
(international) conferences and project meetings
- Continuous scientific mentoring
by your scientific advisor
- Flexible working hours,
part-time employment with 29,25 working hours per week, and 30 days of
annual leave
- A large research campus with
green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with
colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
- Further development of your
personal strengths, e.g. through an extensive range of training courses; a
structured program of continuing education and networking opportunities
specifically for doctoral researchers via JuDocS, the Jülich Center for
Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors: https://www.fz-juelich.de/judocs
- Targeted services for
international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
The position is initially for a fixed term of 3 years, with possible long-term
prospects. Pay in line with 75% of pay group 13 of the Collective Agreement for
the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) and additionally 60 % of a monthly salary as
special payment („Christmas bonus“).
4.
PhD Position - Nanoscale study of superconductors for qubits
Last
Date: As soon As possible
Your
Job:
We look for excellent
candidates who are interested in experimental work on the fundamental physics
and materials science of superconductors. Samples will be fabricated by our
collaborators within QSolid, as well as our own laboratories and will be analyzed
using our state-of-the-art low-temperature scanning tunneling and atomic force
microscopes.
Your primary scientific tasks will be:
- Conduction of scanning probe
measurements
- Preparation of samples under
ultra-high vacuum conditions
- Collaboration with internal
project partners
- Work in an international group
environment
- Preparation of scientific
publications and presentations
- Participation in conferences in
Germany and abroad
- Supervision of Master students
(optional)
Your
Profile:
- Masters degree in Physics or
Material Science with excellent grades
- Fluent in written and spoken
English
- High degree of independence and
commitment
- Analytic problem solving
capabilities and creativity
- Reliable and thorough working
style
- Hands-on lab experience
- Experience in at least one of
the following: Scanning probe techniques, superconductivity
- Programming experience
(Python), for scripting and data analysis
Our
Offer:
We work on the very
latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to
actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to
complete your doctoral degree:
- State-of-the-art low
temperature scanning probe microscopes and vast knowledge in related
techniques
- A highly motivated working
group and international working environment in one of Europe’s largest
projects on quantum computing
- Work in the field of quantum
computing, a field that proposes significant investment from private and
governmental funding agencies over the next decades
- Outstanding scientific and
technical infrastructure
- Helmholtz Nanofacility:
State-of-the-art cleanroom facility
- Ernst Ruska-Centre for
Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons
- Continuous scientific mentoring
by your scientific advisor
- Early exposure to international
collaborations and conferences
- Dr. rer. Nat. / PhD
dissertation at RWTH Aachen and membership of the JuDocs graduate center
at Jülich https://www.fz-juelich.de/judocs and
the Bonn-Cologne Graduate School, with all their offers
- Comprehensive training courses
and individual opportunities for personal and professional further
development
- Extensive company health
management
- Ideal conditions for balancing
work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
- 30 days of annual leave
- Targeted services for
international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
Our efforts are funded by the German ministry of education and research through
the project “QSolid” - a 76.3 Mio. € collaborative effort with the goal to
develop an all-German superconducting quantum computer. Forschungszentrum
Jülich is the coordinating institution of QSolid and is involved in all aspects
of the fabrication of a superconducting quantum computer - from the development
of the materials basis and device fabrication techniques to the electronics for
addressing multi-qubit processors.
5.
PhD Position - Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical
analysis of sustainable electrodes for post Li-ion batteries
Last
Date: 12-08-2022
Status : Rejected
Your
Job:
Li-ion batteries
(LIBs), as the market leading power sources for portable electronic devices,
electric vehicles, and large scale stationary energy storage technologies
experience a growing economic and ecologic importance worldwide. However, the
rapid growing demand for LIBs would deplete the earths’ resources eventually,
especially for the critical metals such as Li, Ni and Co. This confronts us
with the necessity to rethink battery chemistries for finding ways into more
sustainability. The ways into meeting the demand for higher energy density and
sustainability are multifold. One approach are new battery concepts with new
core chemistries known as “Post-LIB” technologies. In this project new
electrodes with relevant low cost, sustainable and more abundant elements will
be developed, as such this project links into the cutting-edge research on
sustainable materials for Post-LIB technologies. Your tasks in detail:
- Literature research on the
status of battery research on (sustainable) battery electrodes with a
respect to a specific material class
- Synthesis of (electrode)
powders by solid-state reaction or wet-chemical methods
- Material characterization and
electrochemical analysis, as well as advanced analytical methods (e.g.
spectroscopy, advanced X-ray diffraction, in-situ methods)
- Evaluation of different
synthesis parameters (temperature, atmosphere, substituents) and their
influence on the materials properties and electrode performance, as well
as development of strategies to optimize the electrode performance
- Presentation of the research
results at national and international conferences, as well as in exchange
with internal and external, national and international project partners
and in scientific publications and project reports in German and English
Your
Profile:
- Masters degree in Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering, Physics, Materials Sciences, Mineralogy or a similar
field of studies
- Interest in electrochemistry
and batteries
- Experience in materials
synthesis / powder synthesis and characterization
- Independent and reliable style
of working
- Excellent ability to cooperate
and work in a team
- Fluent command of written and
spoken English
- Sufficient knowledge of German
to write German texts (e.g. project reports)
Our
Offer:
We work on the very
latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to
actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to
complete your doctoral degree:
- Comprehensive training courses
and individual opportunities for personal and professional further
development
- A large research campus with
green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with
colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
- Extensive company health
management
- Ideal conditions for balancing
work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
- Flexible work (location)
arrangements, e.g. remote work
- 30 days of annual leave and
provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between
Christmas and New Year)
- Further development of your personal
strengths, e.g. through an extensive range of training courses; a
structured program of continuing education and networking opportunities
specifically for doctoral researchers via JuDocS, the Jülich Center for
Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/judocs
- Targeted services for
international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. Pay in line with 75% of pay group
13 of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) and
additionally 60 % of a monthly salary as special payment („Christmas bonus“).
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