Practical trainings, student assistants and theses

We are looking for a motivated and skilled student to support our research on lithium recovery from slags produced during pyrometallurgical recycling of Li-ion batteries. This work contributes to the German Research Foundation's (DFG) Priority Program 2315 and focuses on innovative separation methods, particularly flotation-based techniques, for engineered artificial minerals (EnAMs). One aim is to gain fundamental insights into interactions at solid-liquid interfaces and to apply this knowledge to sustainable raw material recovery.
Your tasks will include:

• General research support including data acquisition, processing, and analysis
• Mineralogical analysis and sample preparation (e.g., crushing, sieving, milling, polishing)
• Hands-on support in the laboratory with flotation experiments
• Bubble-particle attachment testing under various conditions
• Analytical characterization of flotation reagents, e.g. using spectroscopic methods or tensiometry

• Enrolled in a degree program in chemical engineering, mining engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, or a related field
• Solid prior experience in laboratory work (safety, procedures, independence)
• Interest in mineral processing, sustainable technologies, analytics or materials science
• Basic knowledge of analytical techniques (e.g., spectroscopy, interface science) is advantageous
• Reliable, proactive, and able to work both independently and in a team
• Communication skills in English or German

• Flexible working hours (10–19 hours/week) – easily compatible with your studies
• Insight into an interdisciplinary research environment
• Start: from June 2025
• Duration: by agreement

At Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), over 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations are conducting cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH, and MATERIALS to address the major challenges facing society today.
The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), founded in Görlitz in 2019, is a German-Polish interdisciplinary research center focusing on data-intensive digital systems.
CASUS offers student internships in a wide range of scientific fields. You are welcome to apply and join CASUS if you are interested in gaining knowledge in the following research areas:

• Theoretical Chemistry
• Earth System Science
• Systems Biology
• Digital Health
• Computational Radiation Physics
• Theory of complex systems
• Dynamics of Complex Living Systems
• Machine Learning for Infection and Disease

• Student in computer science, physics, chemistry, or related fields
• Student already enrolled at the university in Germany, Poland or Czech Republic (close exchange and attendance in the office preferable and combined with the moblie working from Germany combinable)
• Eager to learn new skills
• Strong motivation to work in a collaborative environment
• Preliminary experience in code development is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills in English and/or German or Polish

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A wide range of qualification opportunities
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Either an immediate start or a start in 2024 is possible