PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Materials Science in Germany

Philipps-Universität Marburg is seeking a doctoral researcher to join the Department of Physics research group on Sustainably Scalable Perovskite Photovoltaics . The PhD project focuses on developing highly efficient, long-term stable perovskite solar cells with printable carbon electrodes. The researcher will develop functionalized carbon electrodes and contact layers designed to improve device efficiency and operational stability. Key research activities include the development of charge-selec...

The University of Hohenheim’s Department of Plant-based Foods is seeking a PhD candidate to work on real-time monitoring techniques for advanced food production systems . The department conducts interdisciplinary research on the quality, functionality, and processing of plant-based raw materials across the food value chain. The doctoral researcher will develop and apply imaging and monitoring solutions in laboratory and pilot-plant environments. The work will examine food material behavior under...

The Technical University of Dresden’s Faculty of Biology, Chair of Applied Zoology, is offering a four-year PhD research assistant position within the DFG-funded project “Fitness effects of dietary lipids.” The project investigates how dietary lipid composition influences biological fitness and reproductive performance. The doctoral researcher will independently address the project’s scientific questions and develop and conduct assays measuring fitness and sperm functionality. The work will invo...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in computational electron microscopy and machine learning . The position is based within the Institute for Advanced Simulation – Materials Data Science and Informatics (IAS-9), which brings together data analysis, machine learning, materials simulation, research data management, and software development. The researcher will join the Deep Learning for Electron Microscopy group and work at the interface of electron microscopy and c...

This PhD position at BIOWEG GmbH focuses on the development of biopolymer-based seed coatings . The successful candidate will work on modifying cellulose-based materials and formulating biodegradable coatings, with the aim of evaluating them in greenhouse trials and moving the technology toward practical agricultural use. The project sits within AGRIPOLYS , a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network dedicated to innovative and sustainable polymeric materials for agriculture. The ne...

This PhD position is based at RWTH Aachen University within the Chair of Thermodynamics of Mobile Energy Conversion Systems (TME) and the Institute of Thermodynamics , in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The research environment is embedded in the chair’s broader work at the Center for Mobile Propulsion (CMP) , where the focus lies on mobile propulsion systems, including internal combustion engines with synthetic fuels, fuel cells, and battery-electric drives. The advertised project is cen...

The project is based at the Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , an internationally active user facility working in close cooperation with the partner institutes of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL) . The doctoral researcher will join a vibrant, international environment focused on high-field materials research and cutting-edge studies in the fields of energy, health, and matter. This PhD project, “Probing Exotic Quantum Excitations v...

Forschungszentrum Jülich invites applications for a postdoctoral research position within the SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program, a two-year international collaboration with Seoul National University. The appointment begins with one year at Forschungszentrum Jülich and continues with a second year at Seoul National University in Seoul under a separate employment arrangement. The project focuses on atomically precise metal cluster catalysts for efficient and durable liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LO...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program, an international collaboration with Seoul National University in South Korea. The research will be conducted through the institute division “Catalytic Materials for Chemical Hydrogen Storage” (IHE-2) at Forschungszentrum Jülich and with Prof. Jongwoo Lim at Seoul National University. The project focuses on developing efficient electrocatalysts for selective organic oxidation coupled with hyd...