Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Forschungszentrum 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 Characterization of new catalyst layer structures and electrolytes for polymer electrolyte water electrolysis
Summary of PhD Program:
The electrocatalytic interface engineering department led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele focuses on synthesis, manufacturing, analysis and simulation of functional materials to find an optimum structure on small scales from the micrometer to the nanometer scale. The investigated materials and systems play an essential role in sustainable technologies like water- and CO2-electrolyzers, as well as in fuel cells.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cryo-EM of mitochondrial membrane protein complexes
Summary of PhD Program:
Mitochondria are organelles involved in multiple cell processes, ranging from energy production (in the form of ATP), to apoptosis and cell signalling. Defects in mitochondrial function result in severe diseases, primarily affecting muscles and brain. The Vercellino group is interested in understanding the assembly mechanism and function of fundamental mitochondrial membrane protein complexes using the locally available state-of-the-art cryo-EM technology as a tool.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in in the Field of Autophagy and Amyloid Clearance
Summary of PhD Program:
Your project addresses the clearance of amyloid structures in the cellular context. We are particularly interested in the involvement of a specific group of autophagy-related proteins, the human Atg8-like proteins. By combining our expertise in the field of human Atg8 proteins (such as GABARAP) with our long-standing experience in handling and characterizing various amyloid species (such as Aβ, α-synuclein), we aim to identify the relevant processes and understand the underlying mechanisms.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in pre-clinical and risk assessments of Parkinson’s Disease using artificial intelligence
Summary of PhD Program:
Researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Cognitive Neuroscience (INM-3) – https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/inm/inm-3 – investigate the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive and motor (dys-)function in healthy participants and patients suffering from neurological and psychiatric disorders. Using multimodal imaging and computational modelling, we work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and pioneering brain health research. A focus of this work is on identifying pre-clinical symptoms and risk factors – an essential step to enable timely preventive measures.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Institute of Energy Technologies – Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), we perform research on highly relevant topics related to the energy transition. For example, we investigate the battery of the future and new battery concepts. How we can turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into the fuel of the future or how electrolysis can contribute to a hydrogen energy economy are other exciting projects. The aim is to develop sustainable and cost-effective batteries and fuel cells with improved energy and power density, longer lifetime, and maximal safety.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hybrid Quantum Computing for Earth Observation
Summary of PhD Program:
Quantum computing holds immense economic potential and societal impact, already showing unprecedented capabilities in tasks like prime factorization and decryption. It could also disrupt geosciences and remote sensing, particularly for Earth Observation (EO) applications in quantum machine learning and optimization. These advances are key for speeding up data processing, analysis, and integration into models, which are critical for future digital twin systems and for pursuing sustainable development goals such as climate action.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cognitive Neuroscience
Summary of PhD Program:
The successful candidate will be part of the INM-3 Attention and Prediction Group and will investigate prediction-dependent information processing in the healthy brain and after stroke under supervision of Prof. Simone Vossel.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrical controlled photon condensates in III/V semiconductor heterostructures
Summary of PhD Program:
One of the important open questions with regard to modern quantum technologies is their application in quantum simulations, which cannot be realized with classical computers. In this project, we want to establish spatially structured semiconductor chips as a platform for photon condensates. For this purpose, we use semiconductor structures as an active medium on a highly reflective Bragg mirror. The coupling between neighboring condensates is controlled piezoelectrically.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fabrication and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells and Devices
Summary of PhD Program:
Fabrication and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells and Devices At the Institute of Energy Materials and Devices – Photovoltaics (IMD-3), novel materials as well as innovative device architectures for sustainable photovoltaics are investigated. In this regard, perovskite solar cells are a promising photovoltaic technology, with the highest laboratory efficiencies comparable to the best silicon solar cells. Further improvements in their performance require a better understanding of the charge extraction losses due to the transport layers and recombination losses via defects at the device interfaces.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Control and simulation of solid state quantum processors and simulators
Summary of PhD Program:
The Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich specializes in novel optimization strategies for emerging quantum technologies. These emerging technologies aim to provide transformative changes to our society, including how we think about information, and unlocking vast calculations for the natural sciences, logistical problem solving, and high-performance computation. Our group has pioneered the application of quantum optimal control methods to quantum computation and many-body quantum systems. This includes the development of physical models and model reduction techniques as well as algorithmic advances of in-situ optimization and machine learning to tackle the complex processes inherent to scalable quantum devices.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Characterization of the Phenotypic Diversity of Root and Shoot Traits in Rye Heterotic Pools
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you passionate about science? Would you like to contribute to research on breeding crops resilient to climate change? Come to work with us at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Plant Sciences (IBG-2) at the Research Center Jülich. IBG-2 has a leading position in plant phenotyping, focusing on dynamic plant-environment interaction. We apply non-invasive imaging methods for digital phenotyping of roots and shoots in controlled environments. Rye is a European orphan crop with a strong climate protection service and a high adaptation potential to a changing climate.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in development of advanced electrolyte formulations for sodium ion battery applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Batteries move us and our world – they start our cars, keep the hands of our watches running and ensure that we can take pictures with our smartphones everywhere. At the Helmholtz Institute Münster Ion Conductors for Energy Storage (IMD-4 / HI MS), we are researching novel electrolyte formulations for new and advanced battery concepts. We focus on electrolyte research and development as a key area for future battery concepts. Major research activities comprise the design, synthesis, characterization and processing of more sophisticated battery electrolytes and chemistries.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dendritic Computing Circuits and Algorithms
Summary of PhD Program:
Explore bio-inspired algorithms through simulation—both numerical and circuit-based—and experiment with existing hardware, including CMOS and memristor circuits. Additionally, will need to co-design algorithms and circuits to develop efficient neuromorphic hardware, tailored to target tasks.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Algorithm and Circuit Co-design for Networks of Analog Complex Neuron Models
Summary of PhD Program:
This project, at the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14), explores the capabilities of neural networks (NN) composed of complex neuron models, such as Hodgkin-Huxley or Izhikevich. Such complex neurons can be efficiently engineered in analog circuits including memristive devices and locally active elements. Locally active elements can be realized utilizing volatile memristors (e.g., negative differential resistance). Hardware realizations (e.g., based on VO2 devices) are able to reproduce known biological neuronal dynamics (spike patterns) depending on internal parameter settings. Increasing the internal complexity of the neurons is expected to allow for increasing computational capabilities beyond leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) neurons.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrochemical Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
You will work in the Electrocatalytic Interface Engineering department, which is headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele. The department focuses on the fabrication, analysis and simulation of functional materials to find an optimal structure on a small scale from the micrometer to the nanometer. The materials and systems examined play an essential role in sustainable technologies such as water and CO2 electrolyzers as well as in fuel cells. The aim is to make a significant contribution to the development of electrochemical energy conversion as a future key player in electromobility and energy policy in general.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in New Synthesis Methods and Production of Polymers and Membranes for AEM Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
Summary of PhD Program:
You will join the “Electrocatalytic Interface Engineering” department, led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele, and the “Membrane Polymer Synthesis” (MPS) team by Dr. Jochen Kerres. The department focuses on the production, analysis, and simulation of functionally optimized structures from the nanometer to the micrometer scale in electrochemically active materials, as well as the development of new materials for catalysis, polymer electrolytes, and polymer electrolyte membranes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical simulation of bijel formation, stability and rheology
Summary of PhD Program:
This computational doctoral project focuses on a theoretical understanding of emulsions stabilized by colloidal particles. Mesoscale simulation methods combining a lattice Boltzmann solver for the involved fluids and a Discrete Element solver for the suspended colloidal particles shall be developed and applied on state-of-the-art supercomputers. These simulations will be combined with systematic coarse-graining in order to resolve the dynamics and stability of bijels on all relevant timescales. We aim to understand how these emulsions form and which physical effects influence their stability and rheology.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. 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
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical Simulations of Active Particles in Foam-Like Confinements
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim is to characterize the behaviour of microorganisms with motion restricted into complex environments such as bi-continuous surfaces, draining or sprayed foams. Models details are to be developed in close cooperation with the experimental partners to closely reproduce the properties of specific microorganisms.
