Doctoral Student HIPOLE Jena

Reference no.: HI 2024/15

Achieving climate neutrality within the next 20 years necessitates an innovation boost for the development of highly efficient, scalable, low-cost, and sustainably produced energy technologies. Polymer materials play a central role in this process.
HIPOLE Jena deeply integrates and expands world-class expertise in polymer chemistry, materials science, high-throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence with complementary expertise in inorganic/hybrid materials, scalable devices, and advanced characterization.

We are looking for a PhD student (m/f/d) for our site in Jena, Germany. You will have the chance to support the newly founded institute with your ideas and expertise from the very beginning and will collaborate with researchers from all over the world to contribute to the development of a climate-friendly future. The research focus should be on the topic of sustainable polymer research with a focus on polymers for energy applications, working on the following thematic area:

• Solar rechargeable redox flow batteries – synthesis, characterization, charge transfer dynamics

For more information on our thematic focus, please visit Homepage – HIPOLE Jena und www.ceec.uni-jena.de/en.

Your Tasks

• Synthesis and characterization of novel molecular photosensitizers for application in solar rechargeable redox flow batteries
• Photochemical and photophysical characterization of chromophores and assemblates
• Assembly and (photo)electrochemical characterization of solar rechargeable batteries
• Characterization of light-driven electron transfer dynamics using steady-state and time-resolved emission spectroscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy
• Summary, presentation and publication of the results

Your Profile

• University degree in chemistry or a comparable course of study
• Very good knowledge of photochemistry
• Good experience in chemical molecular synthesis.
• Knowledge of electrochemistry
• Knowledge of basic analytical techniques and methods
• Very good command of written and spoken English

You demonstrate a high degree of motivation, initiative and willingness to familiarize yourself with a wide range of tasks and are characterized by your ability to work in a team, reliability, independence and communication skills. You enjoy working in an interdisciplinary, international team in a diverse and dynamic work environment.

Your Benefits at HZB

• International/diversity-sensitive working environment in the science city of Jena
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of novel materials and technological solutions for a climate-neutral future together with top international researchers
• Career-enhancing networking opportunities and individual support and assistance programs
• Good work-life balance through counseling services on family and career and flexible working time models: Flexitime, part-time, hybrid working
• 30 days paid leave
• Health management, company pension scheme (VBL), subsidy for public transport (Deutschlandticket Jobticket)
• Long-term prospects, opportunities for further development/training programs
• Attractive remuneration through payment in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund)

and a team that is looking forward to meeting you!

 

Fixed-term contract for 48 months. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

How to apply

The employment contract as a PhD is limited to 48 months. We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by 17.01.2025. For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.

We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women’s representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.