Job Vacancies
The Bavarian Center for Battery Technology (BayBatt) at the University of Bayreuth and its members are currently looking for employees in the following positions:
- 2 Humboldt Fellowships (Chair of Electrode Design for Electrochemical Energy Storage)Hide
-
The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The Chair of Electrode Design for Electrochemical Energy Storage is recuiting
2 computationcal scientists (m/f/x) with a research focus on quantum mechanical modeling of energy materials (with emphasis on battereies and interface phenomena)
for direct nomination to Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships through the prestigious Henriette Herz Program. Join their team to advance first-principles design of next-generation energy storage. The positions are available for immediate and September 2025 starts.
Qualifications
- PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related field
- Strong publication record in computational materials
- Expertise in DFT and programming skills
- Exellent English communication skills
What we offer
- Direct nomination for the Humboldt Fellowship
- State-of-the-art computational facilities
- Dynamic international research environment
To apply
- Submit your cover letter and CV to Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci at francesco.ciucci@uni-bayreuth.de and eee@uni-bayreuth.de.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.
- PhD student at the Chair of Operando-Analytics for Electrochemical Energy StorageHide
-
The Chair of Operando-Analytics for Electrochemical Energy Storage at the University of Bayreuth’s Bavarian Center for Battery Technology (BayBatt) is currently seeking to appoint a
PhD Student (m/f/d)
to commence as soon as possible.
The position (E 13 TV-L, 50 %) is initially limited to one year to define the research topic.
The application deadline is 31 July 2025.BayBatt brings together battery-specific expertise in physics and chemistry, material science and engineering, as well as information technology and economics as a supra-regional competence center located in Bayreuth.
Your responsibilities:
- Interdisciplinary work on battery materials
- Synthesis, testing, and characterization of electrode-carbon composites for battery application
- Establishing structure-property relationships
- Insights into Carbon-electrode interactions
- Utilization of modern test equipment, e.g. electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Your profile:
- An above-average Master´s degree in chemistry
- Strong expertise in solid state chemistry, inorganic materials synthesis and composite preparation
- Expertise in the characterization of functional solids, inert sample handling, and working with gloveboxes
- Knowledge on battery materials is of advantage
- Open-minded, team-oriented and pragmatic, solution-oriented character
- Enjoying experimenting, planning and evaluating
- Excellent communication skills (talking and writing), also in English
The full job advertisement and the link to the application portal can be found here.
Werfen Sie auch einen Blick auf unsere deutschsprachigen Stellenangebote.