Your tasks:
- Manufacture hierarchically structured electrocatalytic materials based on advanced electrochemical methods and laser deposition methods
- Adapt available small electrolyzer platforms for high throughput testing of these materials and of materials delivered by Helmholtz partner institutes
- Perform performance test (surface properties, electrochemical behaviour, bubble dynamics) of these electrode materials using statistical experiment planning and AI-based feature extraction to identify the best operating parameters
Your profile:
- Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or a comparable discipline
- Profound knowledge of electrochemistry and material science, basic understanding of image analysis
- Good experience and skills with hands-on experimental work
- Well-developed social and communicative skills, ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
- Good English language skills
- Programming skills in Python
Our offer:
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
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