Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-Position – Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems
This position focuses on building, operating, and testing superconducting quantum devices. Your tasks in detail are:
- Design and fabrication of superconducting quantum circuits
- Setting up experimental systems for cryogenic measurements
- Development of a microwave quantum control & readout stack
- Development of Python code to operate quantum systems
- Detailed experimental characterization of superconducting qubits to quantify performance and identify limiting physical mechanisms
- Perform quantum device calibrations, benchmarking, and run quantum algorithms
- Presenting and publishing the research on an international stage
Deadline : Open until filled
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Quantum Control Theory for scalable semiconductor Quantum Computing architectures
- Develop techniques to simulate and control the dynamics for increasing system complexities
- Implement and optimize quantum operations and routings on a scalable shuttling semiconducting architecture with respect to practical circuit compilation
- Cooperate and actively work with experimental partners developing quantum processors using this technological platform
- Design and implement advanced optimization techniques for direct in-situ use in quantum dot experiments
- Model and characterize major sources of environmental and coherent error stemming from material properties and spin-charge dynamics
Deadline : Open until filled
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Characterization methods of PEM water electrolysis components
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. Your tasks in detail:
- Design and set-up of new testing equipment for application-driven characterization of new materials for water electrolysis at >100°C
- Manufacturing of catalyst layers and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for electrochemical characterization
- Physical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical characterization of MEAs prior to, during, and after operation
- Participation in project meetings
- Coordination with internal and external partners
- Publication and presentation of research results in relevant journals and at international conferences
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Synthesis Automation
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 (e.g. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202301450/ ). At the same time, you will have the opportunity to do your PhD at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) (incl. graduate school) and also to use the infrastructure of TUM. Your tasks in detail:
- Automation of process steps in close cooperation with the electronics workshop and the mechanical workshop
- Characterization of materials using physicochemical characterization methods such as XRD and XRF – Automation of the characterization
- Analysis and automatic evaluation of the measurement results
- Fabrication of inorganic nanostructured catalysts based on iridium and platinum in close collaboration with chemists – Preparation of presentations and project reports
- Presentation of results at conferences and in scientific publications
Deadline : Open until filled
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Stochastic Predictive Optimization for the Electrical Grid
In response to the urgent demands posed by climate change in an increasingly global economy and in addition to the goal of reducing dependence on imported energy sources and raw materials, the European energy system is considering a shift from an energy system based on fossil fuels that relies on large power plants, to a dynamic, supply- and demand-driven approach, often organized in local energy communities where renewable energy is the main source.
The envisioned system exhibits a level of complexity related to the coordination of distributed renewable resources connected to the electrical grid and the stochastic behavior of consumption and generations, which introduce a high level of uncertainty. To counteract it, optimization methods that can make accurate predictions by compensating for stochastic effects are needed to achieve the goal of sustainability and maintain the stability of the energy system.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Interfacial structures of LOHC molecules
Deadline : Open until filled
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – FAIR Data for Field Phenotyping – Developing a Data Model for Diverse Field Phenotyping Data
Deadline : Open until filled
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – System-level integrated circuit design and modeling for scalable quantum computing architectures
We are working on scalable electronic architectures based on semiconductor spin quantum bits (qubits) to make the vision of a universal quantum computer reality. For scaling up the number of qubits into the millions, it is crucial to move parts of the control electronics closer to the qubits. To achieve this, we design and implement cryogenic integrated circuits for qubit control and readout in state-of-the-art CMOS technologies. Since qubits are extremely sensitive and operate in temperatures at low millikelvin levels, the requirements on power consumption, noise and area are severe. For this reason, it is necessary to develop new and groundbreaking architectures and circuit topologies. Modeling electronics and their interfaces to qubits in this challenging environment is an essential part of this.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Catalyst Development in the Department Chemical Hydrogen Storage
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 and Dr.-Ing. Michael Geißelbrecht, our department researches and develops a wide range of topics related to chemical hydrogen storage along the entire process chain. In particular, issues in the field of the LOHC technology are addressed across different scales. These topics include the development of tailor-made catalysts, the development and modeling of reactors, and the realization of demonstrators. The department is a world leader in the field of LOHC technology. Become part of this innovative research team!
Deadline : Open until filled
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – CO2 Electrolysis and Real-Time Mass Spectrometry Monitoring
Deadline : Open until filled
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Understanding the solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) signal of tree canopies from remote sensing data
IBG-2 plays a globally leading role in retrieving and interpreting solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) measured with imaging and non-imaging sensors at different spatial scales (from leaf up to satellite observations) to monitor the dynamics in vegetation photosynthesis. In this context, the offered PhD position is embedded in a collaborative project together with partners from the German Aerospace Center (PBA) and Bonn University (RSRG). The main goal of the collaborative project is to derive leaf biochemical and canopy structural information from optical and LiDAR data and use this information in the 3D Discrete Anisotropic Radiative Transfer (DART) model to disentangle the functional (photosynthetic) and structural (architectural) contributions to forest canopy SIF derived from remote sensing observations.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD-position – Climate stress induced biogenic emissions and their impact on atmospheric composition
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Scanning tunneling microscopy of exotic quantum phenomena in van der Waals heterostructures
Deadline : Open until filled
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Modeling and simulation of memristive devices for application in neuromorphic systems
The aim of this doctoral project is to develop physical simulation models for memristive devices. In particular, a compact model that describes the switching behavior of gradual switching VCM cells has to be developed. Based on the models, design rules for the usage of memristive components shall be concluded. Various commercial simulation tools and self developmed environments are available at the institute for this purpose. The work is being done as a part of a team of PhD students covering the range from atomistic calculations and modeling of compact models to circuit design.
Deadline : Open until filled
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Algorithm-Circuit Codesign for Neuromorphic Computing with Memristors
We are looking for a doctoral researcher who will explore and implement hybrid CMOS-memristor spiking neural networks, exploiting optimal neural architectures (e.g. analyzing the complexity-and-performance tradeoff in different neuron models, dendritic compartments, etc.) in task-specific hardware designs, for both training and inference for identifying complex sequential patterns. The researcher will:
- develop circuit-plausible training/inference algorithms and analyze with hardware-aware simulations (e.g. LTspice and Cadence Spetre)
- iterate algorithm-circuit co-designs and quantify improved schemes, compare and benchmark to competing approaches
- support printed circuit board design and tape-out of integrated circuits (e.g. Altium Designer / Cadence Virtuoso)
- set up experimental systems for memristive circuit measurements and experimental data analysis
- interact with cross-disciplinary experts (e.g. neuroscientists and device physicists)
Deadline : Open until filled
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Innovative monitoring solutions for modern energy grids
The growing demand for energy transformation to counter the effects of climate change and reduce dependence on imported energy sources and raw materials is driving the European energy system towards a dynamic, supply- and demand-driven approach, often organised in local energy communities with a high penetration of renewable resources. Maintaining an efficient, sustainable, and stable energy supply requires integrating various infrastructures, including electricity, gas, and heat sectors. However, the fluctuating availability of energy presents complex challenges for local energy communities.
Deadline : Open until filled
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Structurally and microstructurally investigating mixed oxide (MOX) spent nuclear fuel materials under conditions relevant for geological disposal
Deadline : Open until filled
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Redox and radiochemistry of mixed oxide (MOX) spent nuclear fuel model system materials
Deadline : Open until filled
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – High Performance Computing Solutions for Energy Systems
Computing performance plays a very critical role in the use of model-based approaches to the planning, design, and operation of energy systems. At IEK-10, the department of High -Performance Computing focuses on the development of innovative methodologies for the parallelization of simulation algorithms as well as on the best exploitation of hardware architectures. In this context, we are developing an innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) solver for the parallel-in-time simulation of multi-modal energy system with founding from Helmholtz Foundation and DFG.
Deadline : Open until filled
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Exascale Simulation of Power Grids
With the increasing implementation of controllable grid elements in electricity grids, the complexity of the regulation and control of grid operation has increased significantly. In particular, the increased use of converter-based grid elements brings additional flexibility potentials for grid management, the use of which, however, cannot be trivially determined. For instance, powerful HVDC stations based on VSC technology can have a significant (positive) influence on the AC grid not only by controllable active power flows but also by providing reactive power and other grid services. To be able to handle the increasing complexity of grid planning and operation, one promising approach is the massively parallelized simulation of energy grids using (exascale) supercomputers.
Deadline : Open until filled
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Modelling of Power Grids for High Performance Computing Simulation
The increasing share of fluctuating renewable energies in electricity generation leads to increased volatility as well as a strongly changed distribution of the power fed into the grid. This increases the requirements on the flexibility of the system and the operation of power grids. Additional electricity demand to decarbonize various energy sectors, such as transport and heating, as well as intersectoral flexibility options such as power-to-X lead to increasing sectoral interdependencies. Your task is to support our institute in the development of power grid models that are able to analyze this interaction of energy networks (electricity, gas, heat) and markets at high resolution.
Deadline : Open until filled
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Digital process development for membrane-based separation of biomolecules
This EU-funded project is part of the international training network Bio-GENTLE, which will connect professionals of various backgrounds from academics and industry. A unique interdisciplinary approach combines fundamental analysis, experimentation, and mathematical modeling to create a flexible bio-separation platform. A cohort of 12 doctoral candidates will be trained and experience the complete chain from materials properties to process design and evaluation.
Deadline : Open until filled
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Compression effects in cross flow filtration cassettes across scales
Deadline : Open until filled
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Structure-property relationships in the dimethyl ether/CO2 system for the hydrogen storage cycle
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. You will be part of the institute`s department INW-1. In INW-1, the focus is on the elementary processes on the catalyst surface during the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of hydrogen storage molecules. If you are interested in the topics of energy transition, sustainability and chemical hydrogen storage, then you are in your element here. Become part of the team and make the world a bit more sustainable!
Deadline : Open until filled
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Automation of a High Throughput Setup for Electrochemical Systems
As part of the international ERC Synergy project DEMI (Directed Evolution of Metastable Electrocatalyst Interfaces for Energy Conversion), two PhD positions (m/f/d) are to be filled as soon as possible. Besides the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen Nuremberg (HI ERN), the following research institutions are involved in DEMI: University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) and University of Bern (Switzerland). The researchers at the four locations will work together intensively to make decisive progress in electrocatalysis for the energy systems of the future. Hydrogen, for example, is seen as the energy source of the future. To produce it, reactions must be catalysed, some of which take place under extreme conditions. Current electrocatalysts usually cannot withstand this for long – new materials are needed that are powerful and durable, and ideally do not contain any expensive and scarce elements. DEMI is pursuing a new and innovative approach here. At DEMI, new high-entropy alloys are calculated in Copenhagen. The team at HI ERN focuses on the electrochemical high-throughput characterization of material libraries. The focus of the Bochum team is on the production and high-throughput characterization of thin-film material libraries. The partner in Bern carries out experimental electrochemistry. The available PhD position mostly focuses on the following topics:
Deadline : Open until filled
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – High Throughput Electrochemical Characterization for Energy Applications
Deadline : Open until filled
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Lattice field theory
Deadline : Open until filled
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – EPR Spectroscopy to Investigate Redox and Electron Transport Processes in Polymer Batteries
Organic radical polymer-based batteries (ORB) have garnered significant attention primarily due to their exceptional fast charging/discharging characteristics and the potential to replace rare and potentially toxic metals. The batteries rely on organic redox-active polymers (ORP) that undergo rapid oxidation and reduction reactions. The high power densities of current ORBs are particularly interesting for so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices that typically discharge with rather high currents and short-duration pulse loads for data transmission. In this interdisciplinary project, continuous-wave and pulse electron paramagnetic spectroscopy (EPR) is employed to investigate charge transfer processes within the composite cathode to find an optimum combination of active material and conductive additive as well as understand the relation between radical density and battery capacity and degradation. To facilitate fast transient pulse EPR, a setup with longitudinal detection (LOD) will be implemented. Using materials from our project partners, redox processes will be characterized in operando to study the state-of-charge dependence of dynamic processes, and to identify degradation mechanisms in ORBs. Your tasks include:
Deadline : 21.2.2024
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Lattice field theory
Deadline : Open until filled
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Land Surface and Pesticide Transport Modelling
The work will be conducted in the EU project “Modelling pollutant transport across the soil-water-atmosphere continuum, and impacts on ecosystem services (SOILPROM). The central aim of this project is to deliver upgraded and integrated models for pollutant transport and fate that assess the impact of soil pollution on soil functions and related ecosystem services and to support local stakeholders towards sustainable land management strategies and policies for healthy soils all over Europe.
Deadline : Open until filled
(31) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – Mechanisms of Glutamate Transporter Dysfunction in Neurological Diseases
The PhD project focuses on a family of glutamate transporters – excitatory amino acid transporters – that is responsible for synaptic glutamate homeostasis in the mammalian brain. Mutations in genes encoding these transporters cause genetic forms of epilepsy and episodic ataxia. We are interested in understanding how these mutations modify transport functions. The project is based on a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and experimental techniques (solid-supported membrane electrophysiology, fluorescence spectroscopy), with the aim to understand transproter dysfunction at atomic resolution.
Deadline : Open until filled
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position – magnetic resonance imaging-B0 shimming
MRI is a widely utilised, non-invasive medical imaging method rooted in the magnetic characteristics of atomic nuclei. The adaptability of MRI has been demonstrated across diverse applications, including the examination of conditions like brain tumours, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders. Static magnetic field shimming (B0 shimming) is a technique employed to enhance the uniformity of the static magnetic field within an MR system. Ensuring optimal B0 homogeneity is crucial due to its substantial impact on the quality of MR images or NMR spectra. The creation of an innovative shim insert necessitates a blend of robust engineering skills and advanced simulation methodologies spanning various physical domains. To meet this challenge, ZEA-1 and INM-4 will integrate their distinct capabilities to develop a dynamic, hybrid system for local shimming that incorporates both active and passive components. Additionally, they will devise the necessary software to effectively control and operate the system.
Deadline : 5.3.2024
About Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany –Official Website
Forschungszentrum Jülich is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe. It was founded on 11 December 1956 by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as a registered association, before it became “Kernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbH” or Nuclear Research Centre Jülich in 1967. In 1990, the name of the association was changed to “Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH”. It has close collaborations with RWTH Aachen in the form of Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance (JARA).
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