PhD Opportunities in Material Characterization in Germany

The Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ) in Berlin is offering a PhD student position (f/m/d) on High-Performance Float Zone Crystalline Silicon for Application in Einstein Telescope . This is a research-focused doctoral opportunity in a leading materials science and crystal-growth institute that works across basic research, applied research, and pre-industrial development in cooperation with universities, academies, and industry. The project is linked to the future Einstein Telescope , a ...

Applications are invited for a PhD position (m/f/d) in the group of Jun.-Prof. Frederik Haase at the Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in Halle (Saale), Germany. The project addresses an important challenge in reticular chemistry: how covalent materials, especially covalent organic frameworks (COFs), can be assembled and disassembled in water in a controlled way. The research is motivated by the potential of water-based assembly to open new biological and medical...

The University of Duisburg-Essen in Duisburg, Germany, is recruiting a Doctoral Researcher in the Particle Science and Technology group within the Faculty of Engineering. The researcher will join the DFG-funded project “Uncovering the Interplay Between Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles and Nickel Substrates for Alkaline Oxygen Evolution.” The project examines how α-Fe 2 O 3 , γ-Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 interact with nickel substrates and affect catalytic activity during the alkaline oxygen evolution reactio...

PhD position in electrocatalysis and X-ray spectroscopies is available at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Berlin, Germany. The project investigates next-generation electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production. Research combines electrocatalysis with advanced materials characterization, especially operando X-ray spectroscopic techniques used to study electrocatalytic materials under working conditions. The PhD researcher will have the opportunity to use BESSY II, HZB’s synchrotron radiation f...

PhD Position (m/f/d) in the group of Jun.-Prof. Frederik Haase at the Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Halle (Saale), Germany. The project focuses on the water-based assembly of covalent materials, especially covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The research aims to understand how assembly and disassembly can be guided so that structures with desired properties can be created on demand. A major scientific goal is to move COF assembly into water, which could...

RWTH Aachen University is offering a PhD position in the Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), within the Institute of Applied Medical Engineering (AME). The project, ElastiCation , focuses on understanding how the molecular design and functionalisation of elastin-based biomaterials influence their susceptibility to calcification. The work is situated at the interface of biomaterials, tissue engineering, and cardiovascular research. The successful candidate will join the Biomateri...

PhD position available at Forschungszentrum Jülich , Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (IHE), in the division Catalytic Interfaces for Chemical Hydrogen Storage (IHE-1) . The project focuses on operando X-ray characterization of catalytic interfaces for chemical hydrogen storage , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in chemistry, materials science, physics, and sustainable energy research. The position is led by Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Steinrück . The post is looking for a m...

PhD opening at Saarland University (Chair of Energy Materials, Prof. Volker Presser ) in Saarbrücken, Germany . The project focuses on next-generation battery materials and circular battery concepts , including sodium-ion batteries , magnesium-based systems , solid-state electrolytes , direct recycling , and critical raw material recovery . The role also involves materials characterization using XRD , Raman spectroscopy , and SEM . Eligible backgrounds include Chemistry , Materials Science , Phy...