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 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 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
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating the incorporation of 226Ra into calcium carbonate
Summary of PhD Program:
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is crucial in both natural and engineered environments, acting as a long-term carbon sink and aiding environmental remediation by capturing heavy metals and radionuclides. (Radio)Toxic elements like radium (226Ra) pose significant risks, often stemming from subsurface energy-related applications. 226Ra can be incorporated into carbonate minerals during mineral growth or replacement reactions, resulting in solid solutions. These co-precipitation processes can control radium mobility in the environment and can be exploited in the design of engineered barriers for 226Ra retention.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. 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
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance
Summary of PhD Program:
The Hyperpolarization Methods research group, led by Dr. James Eills at the Institute for Structural Biochemistry, is seeking a motivated PhD candidate to carry out research in the field of hyperpolarized magnetic resonance. Hyperpolarization is the preparation of molecules in a specific nuclear spin quantum state. This means the molecule’s NMR/MRI signals are enhanced by many orders of magnitude, which is transformative for applications such as medical MRI or chemosensing. Specifically, we develop novel chemical and physical methods to produce hyperpolarized molecules, and to extend the lifetimes of those hyperpolarized states.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Resources of the Energy Transition: Innovations for secure and sustainable resource supply
Summary of PhD Program:
In this context, this PhD thesis will investigate how the material supply for the energy transition can be made sustainable and resilient. In particular, it will look at primary material supply from resources and reserves, as well as the recovery of raw materials in the context of a circular economy. The focus is on the assessment of global mining capacities, the optimization of recycling processes, and the role of substitutions and innovative supply chain strategies. The ICE-2, with a global state-of-the-art energy system model and scientific background in potential analysis, provides the ideal basis for examining global resource requirements.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational investigation of the SLC26A11 transporter
Summary of PhD Program:
The Solute Carrier family 26 (SLC26) includes functionally versatile anion transporters that are of pathophysiological relevance in the gastro-intestinal tract, kidney and lung. SLC26A11 stands out among the ten functional homologs present in humans because of the pH dependency of its chloride/sulfate exchange and the presence of a unique glutamate residue in the anion binding site, suggesting a novel proton-coupled transport mechanism.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. 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.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Systems knowledge for sustainable practices in a circular and future-oriented industry
Summary of PhD Program:
Research and innovation are considered key prerequisites for global ecological change, and bio-based products and processes can make a decisive contribution to achieving sustainability goals. As part of this doctoral thesis, the transformative potential of circular economy principles will be explored to address challenges such as high energy demands in production processes and significant land and water requirements for raw material sourcing, which remain critical barriers to achieving sustainability across all dimensions. By analyzing technological innovations and alternative production methods, this research aims to develop strategies that enable circular value chains and foster system-wide changes necessary for a sustainable and future-proof industry.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biogeochemical modeling of soil-rhizosphere-plant interactions in cultivar mixtures with complementary root systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The work is part of the project “Combining ROot contrasted Phenotypes for more resilient agroecosystems” (CROP), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF) under the program “Plant Roots and Soil Ecosystems: Importance of the Rhizosphere for the Bioeconomy” as part of the “National Research Strategy Bioeconomy 2030”. In collaboration with the University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart), CROP aims to assess the beneficial effects of crop mixtures with complementary root phenotypes within an agricultural field.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modelling the effect of climate variability on wheat plants and root-soil interactions
Summary of PhD Program:
This work will be part of the BMBF project “Rhizosphere processes and yield decline in wheat crop rotations (RhizoWheat)” in collaboration with University of Kiel, the Institute of Sugar Beet Research and the Julius-Kühn-Institut, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics. The RhizoWheat project will investigate the effect of different pre-crops in crop rotations on wheat growth and performance. Simulations with the functional-structural plant model CPlantBox be used for an in-depth mechanistic analysis of pre-crop effects and to extrapolate pivotal research findings depicted within the models for future climate scenarios.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digitalization and Design of Experiment for CO2 Electrolysis Processes
Summary of PhD Program:
At IET-1, we are studying the CO2 electrolysis for the sustainable conversion of green energy into chemical energy carriers in order to defossilize the chemical industry. The process control and optimization of electrolysis from the cell to the stack requires automated monitoring, analysis, and control of the operating parameters and processes. As part of this project, the potential of high-throughput systems is maximized using design of experiment (DoE) approaches in order to efficiently explore the high-dimensional parameter space of the electrolysis processes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position
Summary of PhD Program:
The future energy supply based on renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics or wind power, requires storage media that can either store electricity directly or produce usable energy raw materials from the electricity. The basic molecule for this is hydrogen. This can be produced via the electrolysis of water (steam electrolysis) or a mixture of water and carbon dioxide (co-electrolysis). High-temperature electrolyzers (SOE; solid oxide electrolyzers) are one of the electrolyzer technologies. SOEs are based on ceramic cells, which today are produced using typical ceramic technologies such as screen printing or tape casting.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. 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
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15. 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
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of anodic catalysts for low Ir loading proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers
Summary of PhD Program:
The electrocatalytic interface engineering department led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele focuses on 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
17. 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.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. 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.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Synthesis Automation
Summary of PhD Program:
You will be part of the Novel Catalyst Design department, headed by Prof. Dr. Marc Ledendecker. The department focuses on the fabrication of metal-based, inorganic catalysts for the global energy transition. We use many different nanoparticles to fabricate highly active supported catalysts. This PhD thesis specifically focuses on automating the synthesis route of e.g. platinum based and iridium oxide based catalysts for acidic water splitting reaction as used in polymer electrolyte membrane units.
