Job Vacancies

At the Chair of Physical Chemistry III there is an open

PhD position (f/m/x)

as part of the BayBatt Graduate School. The position will be filled as soon as possible, and is limited to three years. Salary is based on E13 TV-L 67%. The application deadline is 31 March 2026.

Within the scope of the project, we will prepare nanostructured spinel materials, and convert them into layered sodium metal oxides. The focus will be on their electrochemical performance as sodium ion battery cathode materials. In addition, there is the comprehensive characterization of the materials by means of elemental analysis, electron microscopy, XRD, IR, Raman, TGA and sorption methods. The results should be documented, evaluated and then published. The opportunity to do a doctorate is given alongside work on the project.

Your profile:

• You have completed a scientific university degree (diploma or MSc) in chemistry or materials science.
• Experience with battery construction (coin cells), sol-gel chemistry, solid state synthesis, electrochemical analysis tools, and characterization of battery materials is advantageous.
• Applicants should be interested in an academic exchange with other working groups.
• The project also takes place in cooperation with other research groups, so very good knowledge of English and excellent communication skills are also part of the requirement profile.

The complete vacancy notice and the link to the application portal can be found here.

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The Chair of Operando-Analytics for Electrochemical Energy Storage is part of BayBatt and is currently seeking to appoint a

PhD Position (m/f/x) in the project "Materials for the Future of Energy – Structural Characterization in Nuclear Fusion" (Mission Kernfusion) 

to commence as soon as possible for the structural characterization of plasma facing compounds in nuclear fusion reactors. The position (E 13 TV-L, 50 %) is initially limited to one year to define the project. The project is supported by the initiative “Mission Kernfusion” of the Federal State of Bavaria. The application deadline is 31 March 2026.

Your responsibilities:

• Interdisciplinary work on plasma facing compounds for nuclear fusion reactors within in a strong team
  
• Structural analysis and synthesis of plasma facing compounds for nuclear fusion reactors
  
• Synthesis of inorganic composite materials
  
• Participating in measurement trips to expose the composites to high energy radiation and explore the structural stability in situ.
  
• Utilization of modern test equipment, e.g. electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, pair distribution functional analysis
  
• Generating unprecedented insights into the structural stability of plasma facing compounds for nuclear fusion reactors
  
• Teaching support
  

Your profile:

• An excellent Master degree in inorganic solid state chemistry or material science
  
• Expertise the preparation of high-temperature composite
  
• Hands-on-experience with one of the above-mentioned analytical techniques and related data analysis preferable electron microscopy
  
• Knowledge in local structure characterization using modern aberration corrected transmission electron microscopes and/or scanning electron microscopes
  
• Open-minded, team-oriented pragmatic, and solution-oriented character
  
• Highly motivated in planning, conducting, and evaluating experiments
  
• Excellent communication skills (talking and writing), also in English
  

The complete vacancy notice and the link to the application portal can be found here.