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 New Synthesis Methods and Production of Polymers and Membranes for PEM 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
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Impact of Climate Change on Renewable Electricity Production and future Energy Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
Climate change is already reshaping our world and will continue to do so in the coming decades. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential to limiting future climate change, with renewable energy systems playing a pivotal role in transitioning away from fossil fuels. Wind turbines, solar photovoltaics and hydropower form the backbone of low-emission (“green”) electricity generation. However, these technologies are inherently dependent on weather conditions, which are likely to be influenced by climate change.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Image processing of cryo-EM data
Summary of PhD Program:
We are offering a PhD position dedicated to the advancement of cryo-EM image analysis methods at the interface of Structural Biology and Electron Imaging at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. Cryo-EM has become a very powerful method to visualize ice-embedded samples including purified proteins at close to atomic resolution. Typically, single-particle cryo-EM as well as cryo-ET are based on conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) exposures taken in underfocus. In this project, we aim to further develop the imaging analysis capabilities for (scanning) transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and TEM in order to advance our understanding of vitrified biological specimens.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Inverse design of microstructures for novel sustainable structural metals
Summary of PhD Program:
Digital methods for inverse materials design are essential to efficiently create new, sustainable and recycling-adapted structural metals. Alloys with a reduced number of elements, so-called lean alloys, and material systems with a high tolerance to impurities from the use of secondary raw materials are of particular relevance for improving recyclability and sustainability. Al-Ca is a promising lean alloy system for additive manufacturing, as the mechanical properties can be tailored through phase composition, distribution and morphology by tuning process parameters.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Structure-activity relationships of methanation catalysts from X-ray scattering
Summary of PhD Program:
Understanding the fundamental physical and chemical properties of energy materials and heterogeneous catalysts is crucial for realizing an environmentally friendly future. At the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science – Neutron Analytics for Energy Research (JCNS-3), we investigate the structure-property relationships of methanation catalysts. The methanation of CO2 using H2 produced via electrolysis of water is an approach for long-term storage of energy from renewable resources. In this project, we will study nickel catalysts on different Al2O3 supports with operando X-ray experiments, infrared and mass spectrometry.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modeling trypanosome motility in complex environments
Summary of PhD Program:
The main objective of this PhD project is to achieve a better understanding of the efficient propulsion of trypanosomes through complex crowded environments, mimicking biological tissues. You will employ the trypanosome model established in our group to study its swimming behavior in soft tissue-like surroundings. This project is a part of the DFG-SPP 2332 priority program “Physics of Parasitism”, which includes a variety of theoretical, simulation, and experimental projects from different disciplines.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in European energy transition – Modeling and analysis of challenges for successful implementation
Summary of PhD Program:
The transformation of the European energy system towards greenhouse gas neutrality is fundamentally changing our energy landscape. In the future, wind and solar power plants are expected to provide most of our electricity. Hydrogen and its derivatives are becoming increasingly important – and even during periods of low wind and sun, new, emission-free technologies and strategies are necessary to ensure a stable supply. For the European energy transition to succeed, key infrastructure measures must be implemented in a timely manner.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Disruptions and energy security: Challenges for the development of resilient energy infrastructures
Summary of PhD Program:
Current political developments clearly show how crucial a robust and affordable energy supply is for society and the economy. The transition to a greenhouse gas-neutral, renewable energy system can reduce dependence on fossil fuels – but at the same time brings new challenges and uncertainties. Disruptive events and changing political, social, and technological conditions can have a significant impact on security of supply in the existing and future sector-coupled European energy system. As part of your work, you will identify and systematize potential disruptive events from the perspective of energy infrastructure.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Characterization of new catalyst layer structures and electrolytes for anion exchange membrane 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
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI-driven integration of heterogeneous research data into energy systems models
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will develop approaches for the automated and large-scale provision and integration of energy systems data and models and apply data science methods to make them usable for transparent energy systems analyses. The collected data will be processed and semantically enriched using methods you develop before being transferred to a knowledge graph-based metadata platform that you will help develop. In collaboration with stakeholders from energy research, you will develop methods to increase data and software interoperability, enabling the automated reuse of energy systems analysis processes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Social Psychology / Crowd Psychology
Summary of PhD Program:
This project involves laboratory experiments with three different crowd settings: a) a large group waiting in close proximity, b) a queue, and c) a crowd moving through a bottleneck. Using eye tracking, we will study how people coordinate and interact within these settings. The project is carried out in collaboration with partners at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Rennes, France. It is also part of a broader psychological research network focusing on eye tracking.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. 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
13. 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. focusses 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
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of New Methods for Solar Cell Recycling
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of the project is the integration and selective detachment of ultra-thin layers in solar cells for better recycling, as well as the development of controllable processes for the detachment of layers and layer stacks at interfaces (photo-switching). The work is carried out in close cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Regeneration of coked catalysts form LOHC dehydrogenation
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to join us in actively shaping structural change in the Rhenish mining area? With us, you have the opportunity to support the newly founded Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for a 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. They will be part of the Reaction Engineering for Chemical Hydrogen Storage (INW-3) institute division.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigation of Cu-based hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalysts under dynamic process conditions using operando IR spectroscopy
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of your doctoral project, you will focus on hydrogen storage and release from liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) with alcohol functionality. Your focus will be on investigating the change in the catalysts surface under relevant process conditions using spectroscopic analysis methods.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigation of the continuous butanediol dehydrogenation under dynamic hydrogen release using pressure control
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to join us in actively shaping structural change in the Rhenish mining area? With us, you have the opportunity to support the newly founded Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for a 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. They will be part of the Reaction Engineering for Chemical Hydrogen Storage (INW-3) institute division.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Analytical detection of green hydrogen and hydrogen carriers
Summary of PhD Program:
You will develop instrumental analytical and theoretical methods to determine the origin of hydrogen and, in particular hydrogen carriers (including methanol, LOHC systems, formic acid) by investigating the physical properties of the molecules in the laboratories on the campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich. The investigation of how these characteristics are influenced by processes in the value chain of the hydrogen economy will also be part of your work.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigation of the Stability and Quality of Alcohol-Based LOHC Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
As part of your doctoral project, you are investigating the cycle stability of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) with alcohol functionality. Your focus here is on investigating the possible accumulation og by-products over several process cycles. You will also consider the influence of storage-related factors.
