PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Renewable Energy Systems in Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is offering multiple PhD positions in solar-powered electrodialysis for brackish water treatment at the new Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT), in collaboration with Prof. Bryce Richards (IMT). This research sits within the broader area of renewable energy-powered membrane processes and focuses on how electrodialysis can be adapted to fluctuating solar energy and non-steady-state operation. The project targets the removal of inorganic contam...

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany is seeking motivated PhD and postdoctoral researchers to join the SYDSEN (Systems, Data, Simulation & Energy Research Group) under the supervision of Professor Sanja Lazarova-Molnar. The research focuses on data-driven modeling, simulation, expert knowledge, and Digital Twins to support better decision-making in complex systems. Potential application areas include smart manufacturing, energy systems, reliability, and other cyber-physical systems...

PhD opportunity at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Germany The Institute of Fluid Dynamics at HZDR is recruiting a PhD student (f/m/d) for research on dynamic modeling and experimental analysis of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles in waste heat recovery . The project sits at the intersection of chemical engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , thermodynamics , process engineering , and process control , with a strong focus on energy efficiency and flexible energy systems. Res...

Technical University of Munich is advertising a Research Associate (m/f/d, full-time) in the field of geothermal high-temperature heat pumps , with a strong focus on experimental development , demonstration plants , and ORC systems (Organic Rankine Cycle). The project centers on planning, implementing, and scientifically monitoring two geothermal district cooling systems over several years in real-world operation. A key innovation is a reversible high-temperature heat pump that can also operate ...

Master Thesis opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering (ICE-1), in Jülich, Germany . The project is titled Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Dynamic Power System Characterization and focuses on power systems , electrical engineering , machine learning , Gaussian Processes , digital twins , and physics-informed modeling . The thesis aims to develop a physics-informed digital-twinning approach to characterize fast dynamics in modern pow...

Master Thesis Opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), Energy System Transformation team. The thesis topic is Policy Instruments for the scale-up of Direct Air Capture (DAC) of Carbon Dioxide . The project focuses on negative emissions, carbon dioxide removal, climate policy, and the economics of DAC deployment. You will review existing, planned, and proposed policy instruments for DAC, then build a cash flow model ...

Technical University of Munich is advertising a Research Associate (m/f/d, full-time) in the field of thermochemical recycling with a focus on experimental investigation of the kinetics of entrained flow gasification . The project aims to develop innovative process chains for the thermochemical recycling of biogenic residues and otherwise unusable waste. The work centers on entrained flow gasification as a key technology, with experimental studies on reaction kinetics, conversion behavior, and p...