PhD Position in Chirality, Chiroptical Switching, and Chiral Electronic Currents at DESY and Universität Hamburg Universität Hamburg in Germany

Two fully funded PhD positions are available in experimental physics and physical chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany . The projects sit at the interface of liquid spectroscopy , 2D materials , and electrochemistry , with a focus on fundamental questions in charge transfer at liquid interfaces . The positions are in the upcoming group of Mathieu Lizée , within the Molecular Spectroscopy department led by Professor Mischa Bonn . The successful candidates w...

European XFEL is advertising a 3-year postdoctoral position for XFELO (X-ray Free-Electron Laser Oscillator) work near Hamburg, Germany . The role sits in the X-ray optics group led by Maurizio Vannoni and is part of a joint European XFEL and DESY team. The successful candidate will help run the XFELO demonstrator , contribute to the design of a tunable version , and participate in experiments exploring a new kind of X-ray source. This opportunity is especially relevant for researchers with inte...

PhD studentship in magnetic metamaterials and millimetre-wave devices at the University of Exeter , based in the Department of Physics & Astronomy on the Streatham Campus in Exeter, England. This is an industrial PhD project linked to Leonardo UK and the EPSRC MetaHUB initiative, focused on the discovery, development, and commercial translation of new 3D nanoscale magnetic metamaterials . The research combines experimental and computational work, including nanoscale geometry design, bespoke mini...

PhD position: Fluorine-free hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells at TU Dortmund University . The lab is now operational, with the glovebox running and first experiments already underway. The group is seeking highly talented PhD students and is also open to motivated postdocs . Research focus: perovskite solar cells, hole transport materials, fluorine-free materials design, photovoltaics, and materials science. Institution: TU Dortmund University, Germany. Funding: not specified in...

PhD position in chemistry at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bonn , in the group of Prof. Nikolay Kornienko . The project sits at the intersection of electrocatalysis , electrosynthesis , and operando spectroscopy , with a focus on lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction to ammonia . The research will investigate a palladium membrane reactor that delivers hydrogen from water directly to the Li/LiNx interface. You will study how operating conditions affect SEI formation and NH₃ yi...