Doctoral Research Position as Research Associate

Friedrich Schiller University is a traditional University with a strong research profile based in the heart of Germany. As a University covering all disciplines, we offer a wide range of subjects. Our research is focused on the areas Light-Life-Liberty. We are closely networked with non-research institutions, research companies and renowned cultural institutions. With around 17.000 students and more than 10.000 employees, our University plays a major role in shaping Jena’s character as a cosmopolitan and future-oriented city.

Within the framework of the interdisciplinary Research Training Group 3014 “Photo-polarizable Interfaces and Membranes” funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG), the following position is being offered at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena starting as soon as possible:

Doctoral Research Position
as Research Associate

We offer part-time position (65%, 26 hours per week), offered as a fixed-term position limited to 42 months.

The Research Training Group Photo-Polarizable Interfaces and Membranes (PhInt) investigates and implements concepts to use light to drive (transient) structural changes at interfaces and membranes. In doing so, PHINT researches the relationship between the structure of membranes and interfaces, their light-driven reactivity and how local molecular light-driven chemical events are translated into macroscopic property changes.

Within the interdisciplinary Research Training Group, we offer a PhD position in the following topics:

• Quantum chemical approaches for modeling and simulation of light-driven processes at inorganic surfaces
• Theoretical description of light-matter interactions in light-controlled structures
• Multi-scale multi-layer methods to model light-controlled transport through membranes

As part of our international team, you will work on one of the aforementioned topics and - at the same time - be part of an active collaborative consortium, in which you share your scientific results and ideas to stimulate interdisciplinary discussions. You will be given the opportunity for international research visits during your tenure at Friedrich Schiller University and you will have the opportunity to develop your
unique scientific perspective.

Doctoral Research Position as Research Associate

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