Are you a Master’s graduate looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Explore the range of funded PhD programs available at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany. Apply online now and kickstart your doctoral journey!
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cognitive Neuroscience
Summary of PhD Program:
Researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Cognitive Neuroscience (INM-3) investigate the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive (dys-)function in healthy subjects and patients suffering from neurological and psychiatric disorders. Functional imaging (PET, MRI) and electrophysiological methods (EEG, TMS, tDCS) are combined with computational approaches.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrical controlled photon condensates in III/V semiconductor heterostructures
Summary of PhD Program:
One of the important open questions with regard to modern quantum technologies is their application in quantum simulations, which cannot be realized with classical computers. In this project, we want to establish spatially structured semiconductor chips as a platform for photon condensates. For this purpose, we use semiconductor structures as an active medium on a highly reflective Bragg mirror. The coupling between neighboring condensates is controlled piezoelectrically.
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fabrication and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells and Devices
Summary of PhD Program:
Fabrication and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells and Devices At the Institute of Energy Materials and Devices – Photovoltaics (IMD-3), novel materials as well as innovative device architectures for sustainable photovoltaics are investigated. In this regard, perovskite solar cells are a promising photovoltaic technology, with the highest laboratory efficiencies comparable to the best silicon solar cells. Further improvements in their performance require a better understanding of the charge extraction losses due to the transport layers and recombination losses via defects at the device interfaces.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Control and simulation of solid state quantum processors and simulators
Summary of PhD Program:
The Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich specializes in novel optimization strategies for emerging quantum technologies. These emerging technologies aim to provide transformative changes to our society, including how we think about information, and unlocking vast calculations for the natural sciences, logistical problem solving, and high-performance computation. Our group has pioneered the application of quantum optimal control methods to quantum computation and many-body quantum systems.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Characterization of the Phenotypic Diversity of Root and Shoot Traits in Rye Heterotic Pools
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you passionate about science? Would you like to contribute to research on breeding crops resilient to climate change? Come to work with us at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Plant Sciences (IBG-2) at the Research Center Jülich. IBG-2 has a leading position in plant phenotyping, focusing on dynamic plant-environment interaction. We apply non-invasive imaging methods for digital phenotyping of roots and shoots in controlled environments. Rye is a European orphan crop with a strong climate protection service and a high adaptation potential to a changing climate. Genome-based breeding of new varieties will contribute stacking of superior alleles.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in development of advanced electrolyte formulations for sodium ion battery applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Batteries move us and our world – they start our cars, keep the hands of our watches running and ensure that we can take pictures with our smartphones everywhere. At the Helmholtz Institute Münster Ion Conductors for Energy Storage (IMD-4 / HI MS), we are researching novel electrolyte formulations for new and advanced battery concepts. We focus on electrolyte research and development as a key area for future battery concepts. Major research activities comprise the design, synthesis, characterization and processing of more sophisticated battery electrolytes and chemistries.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dendritic Computing Circuits and Algorithms
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14), we currently have an opening for doctoral research in bio-inspired computing systems, focusing on algorithm and circuit design and their co-integration for energy-efficient machine learning and signal processing applications. This neuromorphic approach leverages recent neuroscience insights in multi-timescale memory functions using complex compartment neuron models to enhance information processing capabilities and energy efficiency. Engineering electronic circuits for dendritic computing can have diverse applications that can surpass traditional machine learning (such as Transformers) running on CPUs and GPUs.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Algorithm and Circuit Co-design for Networks of Analog Complex Neuron Models
Summary of PhD Program:
This project, at the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14), explores the capabilities of neural networks (NN) composed of complex neuron models, such as Hodgkin-Huxley or Izhikevich. Such complex neurons can be efficiently engineered in analog circuits including memristive devices and locally active elements. Locally active elements can be realized utilizing volatile memristors (e.g., negative differential resistance). Hardware realizations (e.g., based on VO2 devices) are able to reproduce known biological neuronal dynamics (spike patterns) depending on internal parameter settings. Increasing the internal complexity of the neurons is expected to allow for increasing computational capabilities beyond leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) neurons.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrochemical Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
You will work in the Electrocatalytic Interface Engineering department, which is headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele. The department focuses on the fabrication, analysis and simulation of functional materials to find an optimal structure on a small scale from the micrometer to the nanometer. The materials and systems examined play an essential role in sustainable technologies such as water and CO2 electrolyzers as well as in fuel cells. The aim is to make a significant contribution to the development of electrochemical energy conversion as a future key player in electromobility and energy policy in general.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in New Synthesis Methods and Production of Polymers and Membranes for AEM Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
Summary of PhD Program:
You will join the “Electrocatalytic Interface Engineering” department, led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele, and the “Membrane Polymer Synthesis” (MPS) team by Dr. Jochen Kerres. The department focuses on the production, analysis, and simulation of functionally optimized structures from the nanometer to the micrometer scale in electrochemically active materials, as well as the development of new materials for catalysis, polymer electrolytes, and polymer electrolyte membranes.
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11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical simulation of bijel formation, stability and rheology
Summary of PhD Program:
This computational doctoral project focuses on a theoretical understanding of emulsions stabilized by colloidal particles. Mesoscale simulation methods combining a lattice Boltzmann solver for the involved fluids and a Discrete Element solver for the suspended colloidal particles shall be developed and applied on state-of-the-art supercomputers. These simulations will be combined with systematic coarse-graining in order to resolve the dynamics and stability of bijels on all relevant timescales.
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Structure-property relationships in the dimethyl ether/CO2 system for the hydrogen storage cycle
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to actively shape the structural change in the Rhenish mining area together with us? With us you have the chance to join the newly founded Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy” (HC-H2). Here, scientific foundations are laid in the field of innovative hydrogen technologies in order to advance research and development approaches with high sustainability potential and attractive economic prospects.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Numerical Simulations of Active Particles in Foam-Like Confinements
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim is to characterize the behaviour of microorganisms with motion restricted into complex environments such as bi-continuous surfaces, draining or sprayed foams. Models details are to be developed in close cooperation with the experimental partners to closely reproduce the properties of specific microorganisms.
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14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cryogenic Integrated CMOS Circuit Design and Electronics for Scalable Quantum Computing
Summary of PhD Program:
We are working on scalable cryogenic electronics and integrated circuits (ICs) for quantum bits (qubits) to turn the vision of a universal quantum computer into reality. Scaling up to millions of qubits necessitates moving parts of the control electronics closer to the qubits. To achieve this, we design and implement cryogenic ICs for qubit control and readout in state-of-the-art CMOS technologies. Since qubits are extremely sensitive and operate in temperatures as low as a few hundred millikelvins, the requirements on power consumption, noise, and area are extremely challenging.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in The Influence of Solid Surfaces on the Structure and Dynamics of Bio-Pesticide Formulations
Summary of PhD Program:
The heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture is nowadays still crucial for the food supply. However, this practice leads to significant environmental and health issues, including poisoning, environmental degradation, and the development of insecticide resistance. EU policies and the UN Sustainable Development Goals advocate for safer, more sustainable alternatives like biopesticides. The Marie-Sklodowska-Curie doctoral network BIOMAC-BP (Bio-Stabilized Multi-Phase Materials as Carriers for Biopesticides) sets out to address the issue of synthetic pesticide use by developing sustainable biopesticide formulations, bringing together experts from soft-matter physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology, biophysics and agricultural science, and combining industrial and academic perspectives.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Interfacial structures of LOHC molecules
Summary of PhD Program:
Would you like to actively shape the structural change in the Rhenish mining area together with us? With us you have the chance to join the newly founded Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) with your ideas right from the start. Together with the H2 demonstration region, the INW forms the “Helmholtz Cluster for sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy” (HC-H2). Here, scientific foundations are laid in the field of innovative hydrogen technologies in order to advance research and development approaches with high sustainability potential and attractive economic prospects.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The mission of the Institute for Functional Quantum Systems (PGI-13) is to create the technological scientific basis to make quantum computing usable. We focus on developing quantum devices, improving their coherence an materials, and implementing quantum gates, algorithms and architectures. We use superconducting qubis that operate at temperatures close to absolute zero and are controlled by high-speed signals. A key requirement is to preserve high quality quantum operations as we scale. Overcoming these exciting challenges lies at the interface between scientific research and engineering.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Negative emissions through cost-optimal Direct Air Capture and Storage plant design
Summary of PhD Program:
One essential step towards the ramp-up is the identification of site-specific optimal design of DACS plants, which will be the focus of the advertised PhD. To identify optimal DACS plant designs in terms of their techno-economic characteristics an optimization model is to be developed in the institutes’ inhouse modelling framework FINE (https://github.com/FZJ-IEK3-VSA/FINE) in addition to technical models allowing to assess technical scaling and an optimal operation.
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