Postdoc - High-energy X-ray diffraction of catalytic interfaces for chemical hydrogen storage

Your Job:

• Characterization of catalytic interfaces for chemical hydrogen storage on the atomic scale using operando synchrotron-based high-energy X-ray diffraction
  
• Design of chemical hydrogen storage reactors for operando studies
  
• Coordination and execution of synchrotron beam times
  
• Super-user on modern laboratory X-ray instruments
  
• Publication and presentation of results in high-ranking and recognized journals and at national and international conferences
  
• Collaboration with other research groups
  
• Supervision of PhD students and other students
  
• Support in the preparation of third-party funding proposals
  
• Support in establishing the institute

Your Profile:

• Master`s degree with PhD in physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or related disciplines
  
• Fundamental knowledge in structural characterization of matter, ideally synchrotron methods (e.g. X-ray diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray microscopy)
  
• Extensive experiences in the fields of catalysis, chemical hydrogen storage, energy sciences, interfaces
  
• Experience with programming languages (ideally Python)
  
• Fluent in written and spoken English
  
• Very independent and self-motivated way of working but also excellent teamwork skills
  
• High motivation to take on responsibility and develop own research idea

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

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• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work
  
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position with the option of slightly reduced working hours
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is initially for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

Place of employment: Brainergy Park Jülich

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.