PhD Positions in Functional Material Design at the International Max Planck Research School International Max Planck Research School for Functional Material Design in Germany

Applications are now open for the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Functional Material Design , a doctoral training opportunity hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in collaboration with the University of Potsdam , Freie Universität Berlin , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , and Technische Universität Berlin . The program invites doctoral candidates to join a new Graduate School starting in Summer 2027 . Research projects focus on functional material d...

Mirijam Zobel, Full Professor (W3) of Crystallography, is sharing a PhD opportunity in neutron research at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH . The project focuses on how ligands interact with metal oxide surfaces and water molecules , using neutrons as an ideal probe to study these interfaces. This research is relevant to materials science , especially energy materials , and also connects to life sciences and broader interface-focused materials research. The post advertises Tasso Springer Fellowship...

Open positions are available in the Zaumseil Group at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany. The post announces two research openings: a postdoc position and a doctoral researcher (PhD) position in an ERC-funded, well-equipped research lab. The group page linked in the post provides the application details and further information about the openings. Research keywords: postdoc, doctoral researcher, ERC-funded research, research lab. The exact research topic is not specified...

INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials gGmbH is advertising a PhD student position in the Innovative Electron Microscopy Department for the MSCA-DN e-ChemIn project. The project topic is Understanding ion adsorption and transfer in electrodes on the nanoscale , with strong relevance to Chemistry , Physics , and Materials Science . The position starts on November 1, 2026 and runs for 3 years . The post is based in Saarbrücken, Germany . Working language is English and German . The announcement...

A PhD position is open in the Kenmoe group at the Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen . The project focuses on computer simulations of alcohol oxidation processes on oxide surfaces and collaboration with experimental groups within CRC/TRR 247 . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in theoretical chemistry , computational chemistry , physics , and materials science , especially electronic structure and condensed matter applications. Th...