PhD Student (f/m/d) AI-assisted Performance tests of electrode material for water electrolysis

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

The Institute of Fluid Dynamics is conducting basic and applied research in the fields of thermo-fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics in order to improve the sustainability, the energy efficiency and the safety of industrial processes.

The Group Electrochemical Systems is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) AI-assisted Performance tests of electrode material for water electrolysis. 

Your tasks

• Manufacture hierarchically structured electrocatalytic materials based on advanced electrochemical methods and laser deposition methods
• Adapt available small electrolyzer platforms for high throughput testing of these materials and of materials delivered by Helmholtz partner institutes
• Perform performance test (surface properties, electrochemical behaviour, bubble dynamics) of these electrode materials using statistical experiment planning and AI-based feature extraction to identify the best operating parameters

Your profile

• Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or a comparable discipline
• Profound knowledge of electrochemistry and material science, basic understanding of image analysis
• Good experience and skills with hands-on experimental work
• Well-developed social and communicative skills, ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Good English language skills
• Programming skills in Python

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.