Are you looking to take your education and career to the next level? Do you have a passion for research and a desire to make meaningful contributions to your field of study? If so, a Postdoctoral Fellowships may be the perfect choice for you.
Attention all aspiring scholars and researchers! The Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany has multiple postdoctoral fellowships. Apply to the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany’s postdoctoral fellowships today and take the first step towards a rewarding and fulfilling academic career.
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Building on in-house fabricated devices, we have recently demonstrated the ability to shuttle electrons between gate defined quantum dots in Si/SiGe over micron-scale distances using only four different AC-voltages, independent of the distance covered https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.00879 . Theoretical consideration indicate good prospects for maintaining spin-coherence of the shuttled electron, which would make this approach very promising for scaling up semiconductor spin qubit devices. This position focuses on experimentally demonstrating coherent spin shuttling, shuttling-compatible high-fidelity qubit control and further ingredients for a shuttling-based architecture, using devices from academic or industrial fabrication.
2. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The mission of the subinstitute Functional Quantum Systems (PGI-13) is to create the technological and scientific basis to enable useful quantum computing. We focus on developing quantum devices, improving their coherence and materials, and implementing quantum gates and algorithms. We use superconducting qubits 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.
3. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Quantum computing is a promising, disruptive technology for solving optimization and simulation problems which is at the heart of energy grid design and operation. As part of a large scientific project with renowned partners from the quantum and energy community, you have the opportunity to contribute significantly to the further development of existing or completely new quantum algorithms for energy systems. Your work should first focus on the translation of basic power system algorithms to quantum computing (QC). As a result of this phase, use cases should be defined to highlight the value of QC in energy grids simulation, optimization and control aligned with QC technology development.
4. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Quantum optimization (QO) is a promising, potentially disruptive technology for solving difficult optimization problems which is at the heart of energy system design and operation. While illustrative, energy-related examples (e.g., unit commitment) have been ported onto quantum computers, the potential of QO for energy systems engineering, especially with respect to the design and operation of multi-carrier energy networks, remains largely unknown. Our goal is to identify design and operational problems for which efficient quantum formulations and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms can be derived and to analyze scalability and relative performance of quantum-(assisted) optimization compared to state-of-the-art classical optimization. To this end, we will perform extensive computational experiments on the Jülich D-Wave quantum annealer and on a gate-based quantum computer over the cloud.
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Peter Grünberg Institute – 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 institute has pioneered the application of quantum optimal control methods to quantum computation and many-body quantum systems. This includes the development of physical models and model reduction techniques as well as algorithmic advances of in-situ optimization and machine learning to tackle the complex processes inherent to scalable quantum devices.
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6. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) operates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich a suite of high performance neutron scattering instruments. It provides access to these instruments for scientists from universities and research institutions in Germany and throughout the world. Within the user program more than 1000 scientists visit the MLZ every year to perform experiments in the physical, chemical, biological and materials sciences. In addition, JCNS is actively pursuing a research program in the field of soft matter science and condensed matter physics. JCNS Neutron SimLab supports facility scientists and users with software solutions and infrastructure for each step of their scientific workflow: from planing the neutron experiment through the data acquisition to the data reduction and analysis.
7. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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In the coming years there will be a great need for sustainable basic chemicals in order to decarbonize numerous large-scale industrial processes. These basic chemicals can be synthesized from carbon dioxide separated from air, biogenic sources or industrial exhaust gases and green hydrogen. Examples are methanol, ethanol or dimethyl ether, which in turn can be further refined in subsequent catalytic processes to produce higher alcohols such as butanols, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, n-octanol and n-decanol. These substances can then be used as CO2-neutral fuel components in the transport sector as well as as solvents and lubricants or for plastic production in the chemical industry. At the Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-14) we research catalytic materials and catalytically supported processes for their synthesis.
8. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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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 a 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. You will be part of the institute`s department INW-1. In INW-1, the focus is on the elementary processes on the catalyst surface during the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of hydrogen storage molecules. If you are interested in the topics of energy transition, sustainability and chemical hydrogen storage, then you are in your element here. Become part of the team and make the world a bit more sustainable!
9. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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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 a 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. You will be part of the institute`s department INW-1. In INW-1, the focus is on the elementary processes on the catalyst surface during the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of hydrogen storage molecules. If you are interested in the topics of energy transition, sustainability and chemical hydrogen storage, then you are in your element here. Become part of the team and make the world a bit more sustainable!
10. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Living cells use electrical signals for fast and effective communication. Such electrical signals are generated by ion fluxes through ion channels along concentrations gradients generated by ion transporters. At the Institute of Biological Information Processing – Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1) – we use a combination of experimental and computational methods to describe ion channels and transporters at atomic resolution (PNAS (2013) 110, 12486-12491, Cell (2015) 160, 542-553, EMBO J (2019) e101468, J Am Chem Soc (2020) 142, 7254-7258, 104, Sci Adv (2020) 6, eaba9854, Nat Comm (2023) 14, 2723,), to identify the role of such proteins in cellular processes (Glia (2017) 65, 388-400, Nat Commun 8, 2279), and to understand how dysfunctional channels and transporters cause human diseases (Brain (2012) 135, 3416-3425, Nat Genet (2018) 50, 349-354; Brain Comms (2020) fcaa022, Epilepsia 63, 388-401). Our work aims at understanding normal and pathological information processing in the human body.
11. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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You will take over the lead and development of the team “Autothermal LOHC Dehydrogenation” of the top-class scientific department “Chemical Hydrogen Storage” at the renowned HI ERN. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid and Dr.-Ing. Michael Geißelbrecht, our department researches and develops a wide range of topics related to chemical hydrogen storage along the entire process chain. In particular, issues in the field of LOHC technology are addressed across the entire size range. These topics include the development of tailor-made catalysts, the development and modeling of reactors, and the realization of demonstrators. The department is a world leader in the field of LOHC technology.
12. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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As a Postdoctoral Researcher in MRI / PET / Computer Science you will lead our newly established SMART|Lab Biomedical Imaging in Kutaisi, Georgia. The facility has been developed as part of the German Georgian Science Bridge (GGSGB-PLUS), which aims to foster scientific collaboration and exchange between Germany and Georgia, and will be run as a joint collaboration between the Forschungszentrum Jülich (INM-4/IAS-8) and Kutaisi International University. It is anticipated that the Lab will play a pivotal role in advancing the clinical diagnosis and therapy of oncological diseases through the use of machine learning in conjunction with cutting-edge imaging techniques involving MRI and PET.
13. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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You will work on the production of green hydrogen and methanol as transportable energy carrier and commodity chemical. An overall process chain consisting of direct air capture, solid oxide electrolysis and downstream methanol reactor is being investigated. The focus of this work is the thermal integration and optimization of the sub-processes mentioned above.
14. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Economically viable and environmentally friendly hydrogen-based energy technologies, such as fuel cells and electrolysers, are of enormous strategic importance. Ionic polymers perform key functions in these technologies, both as solid membrane electrolytes and as components in porous electrodes. The newly hired scientist will fulfill a leading role in our programmatic research on this topic. He or she will develop theoretical and simulation-based methods to understand the aggregation and dispersion behaviour of next-generation ionomer materials from ground up and to make model-based predictions regarding their chemical and physical properties, including ionic conductivity and stability.
15. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Would you like to contribute to solutions to climate change and resource scarcity? Work with us at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Plant Sciences (IBG-2) on innovative use, production and technology concepts related to “plants”, “sustainability” and “bioeconomy”. Conduct interdisciplinary research in international or regional teams using state-of-the-art sensors and measurement concepts. Contribute to over 10 years of experience in plant phenotyping and knowledge-based bioeconomy research.
16. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Climate change and land use change have significant impacts on terrestrial ecosystems that society will have to cope with in the coming decades. At the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Agrosphere (IBG-3), our work contributes to an improved understanding and more reliable prediction of hydrological and bio-geochemical processes in terrestrial systems. We are part of the recently launched Integrated Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System (ITMS), which aims at an independent verification of Germany`s greenhouse gas budget through a network of measurement stations. We contribute surface-atmosphere fluxes of CO2 measured at eddy-covariance stations to this infrastructure; within the project FeaViTa we will evaluate the feasibility of contributing atmospheric CO2 concentrations from the same stations.
17. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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We are looking for a postdoc interested in the development of thin film batteries and/or related in-operando characterizations. You will work in a diverse team targeting societally relevant applications to develop and explore high energy density solid state batteries.
18. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The mission of the Institute for Quantum Computing Analytics (PGI-12) is to model and improve quantum computing systems on multiple levels. From optimal control of the hardware, over error mitigation and compilation, to application specific quantum algorithms. We focus working on interfaces between disciplines in large innovative projects that strive for the development of scalable and useful quantum computers. In a tight integration with quantum computer hardware developers, we investigate the applicability of quantum computers towards real-world applications in a hardware-software co-design paradigm.
19. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) at Forschungszentrum Jülich houses some of the world`s most advanced electron microscopes and tools for nanocharacterisation. In the framework of the ERC-funded 4D-BioSTEM synergy project, we will work out scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) methodologies and develop a cryo-EM tool that maximizes contrast and resolution by bringing together expertise from life and physical sciences. At the ER-C facility, we have state-of-the-art cryo-microscope equipment available: ThermoFisher Titan Krios, Talos Arctica, both equipped with a Bioquantum K3 and Talos 120 as well as FIB-SEM Aquilos Our main methods of investigation are single-particle cryo-scanning transmission electron microscopy (cryo-STEM) as well electron cryo-scanning electron tomography (cryo-STET).
20. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science – Neutron Methods (JCNS-4) operates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich a suite of high performance neutron scattering instruments. It provides access to these instruments for scientists from universities and research institutions in Germany and throughout the world. Within the user program more than 1000 scientists visit the MLZ every year to perform experiments in the physical, chemical, biological and materials sciences. In addition, JCNS is actively pursuing a research program in the field of soft matter science and condensed matter physics. We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to join our team and to operate the Cryo-TEM and ESEM in our TEM-lab: https://mlz-garching.de/tem It is one of our laboratories supporting the users during their beam time at the neutron instruments, and providing access for users via our proposal system.
21. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) provides insights into the behavior of superconducting qubit circuits with a few qubits, but scaling up the number of qubits presents significant challenges. As the qubit count increases, modeling accuracy diminishes, often resulting in experimental gate and processor performances that rely on imprecise simulations.