Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Negative emissions through cost-optimal Direct Air Capture and Storage plant design
Summary of PhD Program:
One essential step towards the ramp-up is the identification of site-specific optimal design of DACS plants, which will be the focus of the advertised PhD. To identify optimal DACS plant designs in terms of their techno-economic characteristics an optimization model is to be developed in the institutes’ inhouse modelling framework FINE (https://github.com/FZJ-IEK3-VSA/FINE) in addition to technical models allowing to assess technical scaling and an optimal operation. The optimal plant design is identified by considering the energy supply system, the choice of capture technology, the DAC-plant’s technical design, the DAC-plant’s operational concept and the positioning of the DAC-plant with regards to the storage site and needed transportation effort.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Interfacial structures of LOHC molecules
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to actively shape the structural change in the Rhenish mining area together with us? With us you have the chance to join the newly founded Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy” (HC-H2). Here, scientific foundations are laid in the field of innovative hydrogen technologies in order to advance research and development approaches with high sustainability potential and attractive economic prospects.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Structure-property relationships in the dimethyl ether/CO2 system for the hydrogen storage cycle
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to actively shape the structural change in the Rhenish mining area together with us? With us you have the chance to join the newly founded Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy” (HC-H2). Here, scientific foundations are laid in the field of innovative hydrogen technologies in order to advance research and development approaches with high sustainability potential and attractive economic prospects.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dendritic Computing Circuits and Algorithms
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14), we currently have an opening for doctoral research in bio-inspired computing systems, focusing on algorithm and circuit design and their co-integration for energy-efficient machine learning and signal processing applications. This neuromorphic approach leverages recent neuroscience insights in multi-timescale memory functions using complex compartment neuron models to enhance information processing capabilities and energy efficiency. Engineering electronic circuits for dendritic computing can have diverse applications that can surpass traditional machine learning (such as Transformers) running on CPUs and GPUs. This project will also investigate the use of memristive devices in circuits, enabling analog tunable time-scale encodings for short- and long-term retention.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The mission of the Institute for Functional Quantum Systems (PGI-13) is to create the technological scientific basis to make quantum computing usable. We focus on developing quantum devices, improving their coherence an materials, and implementing quantum gates, algorithms and architectures. We use superconducting qubis that operate at temperatures close to absolute zero and are controlled by high-speed signals. A key requirement is to preserve high quality quantum operations as we scale. Overcoming these exciting challenges lies at the interface between scientific research an engineering.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in System development for electrochemical hydrogen storage in acetone/ isopropanol
Summary of PhD Program:
The department of Electrocatalytic Interface Engineering, headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele, focuses on the development, characterization and testing of electrochemical systems from laboratory to industrial scale. Our research plays an integral role in several technological advancements of hydrogen fuel cells, water and CO2 electrolyzers. Our goal is to transfer this knowledge into the development of novel, stable and efficient systems for electrochemical hydrogen storage in acetone/ isopropanol as an innovative solution for seasonal energy storage. The long-term goal is to realize this technology for the energy storage market to serve as a backbone for a renewable future.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Atomic-Scale Quantum Sensing and Information
Summary of PhD Program:
The research will be part of the recent ERC Starting Grant “Atomic Scale Quantum Sensing and Information with Molecular Nanostructures on a Scanning Probe Tip” (ERC-2024-StG, QuSINT). Our research focuses on the study of quantum magnetism at the atomic scale. We build artificial quantum architectures from single atoms and molecules on surfaces and on probe tips, control their spin states, and study qubit systems. A particular emphasis is on exploiting the manipulation capabilities of scanning probe microscopes to fabricate molecular quantum sensors on probe tips to detect the tiny electric and magnetic fields of quantum systems at the atomic level (Nature Nanotechnology 19, 1466 (2024)), e.g. in emerging quantum materials such as 2D materials.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sample-efficient quantum gate calibration based on quantum optimal control
Summary of PhD Program:
Among other applications, optimal control theory has proven its utility for the optimal calibration of quantum gates early on and has since been used routinely in experiments. The calibration is typically based on a figure of merit derived from experimental data, such as the average gate fidelity provided by the randomized benchmarking protocol. In realistic scenarios, these quantities however require a significant measurement effort to be estimated, especially in the high-precision regime relevant for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modelling of CO2 capture, CO2 utilization and negative emission options in an energy system model
Summary of PhD Program:
Analysis of possible applications of CO2 capture and CO2 utilization in the energy system requires detailed techno-economic modelling of these technologies. A major focus of this doctoral thesis is the implementation of these technologies in an integrated energy system model that represents all sectors of the energy system with a high degree of technological detail. This optimization model is based on the institute`s own FINE framework https://github.com/FZJ-IEK3-VSA/FINE CO2 transport and storage should be modelled in a simplified way in the energy system model based on findings from a related doctoral thesis.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Efficient randomization methods for quantum applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Random unitaries are a ubiquitous tool in quantum information and quantum computing, with applications in the characterization of quantum hardware, quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography and complexity theory, and in the chaotic dynamics of quantum many-body systems. Moreover, a breakthrough result in 2024 shows that random unitaries can often be constructed by short-depth quantum circuits, making these techniques particularly promising for early quantum applications. You will investigate techniques for the construction of random unitaries based on random quantum circuits and study their performance for a range of applications.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Agrogeophysics for Sustainable Soil Management under Climate Extrems
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will be part of the Green ERA-Hub project AGROSOIL-Agrogeophysics for Sustainable Soil Management under climate extremes. With project partners in Ireland and Uruguay the project aims to examine the effects of various agricultural practices, like fertilizer use and irrigation, on cereal crops, focusing on subsoil`s role in water and nutrient availability and crop resilience, especially under extreme weather conditions. High-resolution subsoil characterization using electromagnetic induction (EMI), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground penetrating radar (GPR) will be combined with soil sensors systems and UAVs with multispectral cameras.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Process Development for Chemical Hydrogen Storage
Summary of PhD Program:
You will be part of the top-class scientific department “Chemical Hydrogen Storage” at the renowned HI ERN. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid, our department researches and develops a wide range of topics related to chemical hydrogen storage along the entire process chain. We place a particular emphasis on LOHC technology, addressing issues across different scales. Our exciting research topics include the development of tailor-made catalysts and processes, as well as the realization of demonstrators. Our department is a world leader in the field of LOHC technology. Apply now and become part of this innovative research team!
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in CO2 transport and storage: Key to the European energy transition
Summary of PhD Program:
The transformation of the European energy system to greenhouse gas neutrality will promote independence from fossil fuels. However, it raises the question of how to deal with emissions that cannot be avoided for technical or economic reasons. In the future, these must be captured and stored, used as raw materials, or offset by negative emissions. It can be assumed that storage and utilization sites will not be located directly at the source of emissions, which will require transport infrastructure. As part of this work, you will model spatially resolved transformation paths for the energy system in Germany and Europe and analyze the role of CO2 infrastructures in the design of energy infrastructures.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Quantitative evaluation of (macro)economic impacts related to energy system transformations
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you interested in questions concerning the greenhouse gas-neutral energy system of the future, would you like to work as part of an international research team, and contribute your own creative ideas to your doctoral thesis? Then we have an offer for you: At the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), we use integrated models to address one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: achieving a greenhouse gas-neutral global energy system.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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