7 PhD positions in Sustainable Metallurgy (# of pos: 7)

Computational and experimental projects are available in full time for three year at the IMPRS SusMet in Germany at the partner institutes

• Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf
• Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr
• Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Universität Duisburg-Essen

Our structured, three-year doctoral program, conducted entirely in English, takes an intensive interdisciplinary approach and brings together scientists from across the globe in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of Germany.

Metallurgy has provided humankind since more than five millennia with materials, tools and the associated progress. It is not only a huge engineering success story, but has also become the biggest single industrial environmental burden of our generation. Disruptive innovations are required for alternative reduction processes that convert mineral ores into metals without today’s carbon based methods that release huge amounts of CO2 . SusMet focuses on the exploration of carbon-free sustainable metallurgy, employing hydrogen as reducing agent, direct electroreduction (electrolysis) and plasma synthesis.

Correlated experimental, ab initio and multi-scale techniques are central to our mission:

• High resolution analysis, monitoring and modelling of chemistry, structure and transformations at the atomic scale of buried interfaces and defects by correlated experimental and simulation techniques in both space and time
  (e.g. correlated APT, TEM, FIM, EBIC, EBSD, XPS Kelvin probe microscopy, machine learning augmented analysis techniques)
• Simulation of materials structures and properties over all relevant length scales, from the atomic scale over the meso- to the macro-scale
  (e.g. cutting-edge ab initio methods, multi-scale modelling, machine learning)

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with a computational background.

• Cutting-edge research in a dynamic work environment
• Well-structured curriculum and close supervision of the PhD projects including regular status meetings
• An international and open-minded community with outstanding opportunities for collaboration
• at the Max Planck Institutes and the Universität Duisburg-Essen: TVöD Bund EG 13 65%, about 34.000€ gross per year
• at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum: scholarship of 1.800€ per month

• Excellent master’s degree in materials science, physics or chemistry
• Very good English knowledge

Starting date: 01.05.2022 or individually later

Please apply online. We don't accept applications via post or e-mail.

We are committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.