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Postdoctoral Researcher in Operando Synchrotron XAS and AI-Enhanced LOHC Catalyst Engineering Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany

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Postdoc

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Computer Science

Funding

This is a one-year employment at Forschungszentrum Jülich followed by a second year under a separate one-year employment at Seoul National University in Seoul. The FZJ position is paid according to pay group 13 of the TVöD-Bund collective agreement, with salary depending on qualifications and assigned tasks. The package includes a year-end bonus of 75% of a monthly salary, capital-forming benefits, an employer-contributed company pension scheme, and 30 days of vacation plus additional days off.

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Dec 22, 2026

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Germany

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Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Computer Science
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
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Nuclear Engineering
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About this position

This postdoctoral project is part of the SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program, a two-year international research collaboration between Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) in Germany and Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea. The fellow will spend one year employed at FZJ and a second year at SNU, or follow the reverse sequence.

The research focuses on advanced liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) systems for chemical hydrogen storage. The project aims to clarify dynamic active-site transformations and kinetic degradation mechanisms during LOHC hydrogenation and dehydrogenation. The work combines catalyst synthesis, operando synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy, reactor engineering, multimodal characterization, and artificial intelligence.

At FZJ’s Catalytic Materials for Chemical Hydrogen Storage division (IHE-2), the researcher will develop novel low-precious-metal catalysts and study their performance in LOHC reactions. The project includes designing specialized thermochemical flow reactors for in situ and operando XAS measurements under realistic temperature, pressure, and dynamic fluid conditions.

The fellow will correlate local electronic and atomic structure evolution with macroscopic catalyst performance through operando XAS and ex situ X-ray and electron microscopy. These measurements will be used to identify catalyst deactivation, restructuring pathways, and processes occurring at the catalyst–LOHC interface.

AI-driven data analytics and computer vision will support automated processing of high-throughput synchrotron XAS spectra and experimental microscopy images. The overall objective is to accelerate the discovery of structure–property–activity descriptors for durable LOHC catalysts. The research environment is led by Professor Regina Palkovits at FZJ and Professor Sangwook Park at SNU.

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This is a one-year employment at Forschungszentrum Jülich followed by a second year under a separate one-year employment at Seoul National University in Seoul. The FZJ position is paid according to pay group 13 of the TVöD-Bund collective agreement, with salary depending on qualifications and assigned tasks. The package includes a year-end bonus of 75% of a monthly salary, capital-forming benefits, an employer-contributed company pension scheme, and 30 days of vacation plus additional days off.

What's required

Applicants must hold a Master's degree and a PhD in physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in energy science is required. Very good written and spoken English with at least B2 proficiency according to the CEFR is required. Applicants should work independently and self-motivatedly, possess excellent teamwork skills, be highly motivated to take responsibility and develop their own research ideas, and be willing to undertake regular business trips.

How to apply

Apply online through the Forschungszentrum Jülich application portal using the advertised position link. Consult the application process information for required steps and documents; inquiries may be sent through the listed contact form.

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