Ruhr University Bochum postdoc openings in quantum information, neuroscience, geosciences, humanities, and related fields Ruhr University Bochum in Germany

Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) is advertising a set of academic openings across computer science, physics, biology, psychology, geology, chemistry, history, literature, art, mathematics, and IT security. The post is a job-update roundup shared by RUB-related talent acquisition, with multiple professorships, postdoctoral positions, and a set of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowships via the Henriette Herz Scouting Program.

Highlighted professorships include Quantum Information (Faculty of Computer Science) and General and Comparative Literature (Faculty of Philology). The quantum information role emphasizes quantum information theory, quantum computation and quantum algorithms, cryptography in a quantum world, quantum complexity theory, and quantum learning theory.

Postdoctoral openings include Virtual Art (SFB 1567), Computational Modeling of High-dimensional Visual Category Learning, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Sports Medicine and Sports Nutrition, Experimental Geophysics, Geomorphology and Geohazards, Microscopy Scientist, Solvation Science (Research Areas I–III), Antibiotic Research, Computational Neuroscience, IT Security, History of Science, Digital Humanities, and Virtual Lifeworlds (SFB 1567).

The openings are spread across RUB faculties and clusters such as the Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Geography and Geosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, and Cluster of Excellence CASA. Several roles are full-time for 2–4 years; one sports medicine role is 75% for 4 years. The Humboldt scouting fellowships are described as up to 2 years and aimed at outstanding research talents from abroad.

Application deadlines shown in the PDF include 20 May 2026, 25 May 2026, 1 June 2026, 5 June 2026, 7 June 2026, 14 June 2026, 19 June 2026, 22 June 2026, and 23 June 2026 depending on the position. Applicants should use the linked application pages in the PDF and, for the scouting fellowships, contact the listed email address.