Work group:
JCNS-2 - Quantenmaterialien und kollektive Phänomene
Area of research:
Diplom & Master
Job description:
Your Job:
Mixed-valence vanadium oxides express a variety of divergent magnetic, electronic and catalytic properties that make them attractive for numerous applications thanks in large part to the ability of vanadium to assume different oxidation states. This project will explore the feasibility of novel binary and ternary vanadates and also explore their behavior under extremes of pressure and temperature. This will be achieved using a variety of solid-state, high-pressure and solvothermal synthesis techniques, and the resultant products will be characterized through X-ray and neutron diffraction as well as spectroscopic methods to determine their composition, structure, and oxidation-state distribution. In addition, variable temperature and pressure studies will be carried out to probe their structural stability, phase transitions, and emergent functional properties. Become part of our team and contribute to groundbreaking discoveries!
Your specific tasks will include:
* Preparation of mixed valence oxides via ceramic and hydrothermal synthesis techniques
* Structural characterization using powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction
* Characterization of the properties using magnetometry and conductivity measurements
* Opportunity to participate in experiments at large-scale facilities (synchrotron and neutron)
Your Profile:
* You are studying chemistry, crystallography, materials science, applied geoscience and engineering or a related subject
* Knowledge of crystallography
* Interested in interdisciplinary research
* Independent and responsible way of working, commitment, high degree of teamwork, as well as enjoyment of cooperative collaboration
* You have a very good command of written and spoken English
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:
Our work is at the forefront of cutting-edge, innovative issues, offering you the opportunity to actively help in shaping change! We support you in your research with:
* CAMPUS EXPERIENCE: Our research campus in the countryside creates ideal conditions for collegial exchange and sporting activities right on site. Our cafeteria offers a wide range of options—you can enjoy a relaxing lunch break with a lake view
* MEANINGFUL TASKS: Your thesis deals with a future-oriented, socially relevant topic with direct practical relevance in an international environment
* PRACTICAL RELEVANCE: With us, you will gain valuable practical experience alongside your studies and actively participate in interdisciplinary projects
* SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENT: You can expect excellent scientific equipment, modern technologies, and qualified support from experienced colleagues
* PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: You organize your tasks independently—from preparation to implementation
* WORK-LIFE BALANCE: We offer flexible working hours to help you balance your professional and personal life. You also have the option of flexible working (in terms of location), which is generally possible after consultation and in line with upcoming tasks and (on-site) appointments
* FLEXIBILITY: Flexible working hours make it easier for you to balance work and study
In addition to exciting tasks and a collegial working environment, we offer you much more: go.fzj.de/benefits
We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity as well as of disparate social, ethnic and religious origin. An equal-opportunity, diverse and inclusive working environment in which everyone can realise their potential is important to us.
The following links provide further information on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality and on specific support options: go.fzj.de/womens-job-journey
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.
Company
The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges to assure the future of our society. With more than 47.500 people on staff in 18 national Research Centers and an annual budget of more than 6 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organization. The name Helmholtz stands for concerted research, in which networks form the key principle behind inquiring thought and action.
The profile of the Helmholtz Association
The Helmholtz Association performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society and industry. To succeed in meeting these responsibilities, Helmholtz concentrates its work in six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Information, Matter, as well as Aeronautics, Space and Transport. Within each of these fields, research programs are developed by our scientists and regularly evaluated by renowned international experts. Their evaluation forms the basis for the program-oriented funding that is allocated to Helmholtz research. Within the six research fields, Helmholtz scientists cooperate with each other and with external partners – working across disciplinary, organizational and national borders.
Moreover, Helmholtz specializes in large-scale research infrastructures – from accelerator facilities, earth observation satellites, research ships to supercomputers. They form the basis for scientific advances in tackling global societal challenges. Managing national research infrastructure is part of the Helmholtz Association's mission.
Promoting young academics
Helmholtz scientists, a high-performance infrastructure and modern and efficient research management are the ingredients to the Helmholtz Association‘s success and global impact.
Promoting young researchers is a major priority for the Helmholtz Association. Its qualification schemes for young researchers are geared mainly towards PhD students, postdocs and young managers. The Helmholtz Association has set high standards for its talent management. Its strategy begins with targeted recruitment of highly qualified staff at all levels, followed by comprehensive support aimed at further developing their potential. Ensuring equal opportunities is an essential element in all talent management activities undertaken by the Helmholtz Association.
The Helmholtz Graduate Schools and Research Schools at almost all Helmholtz Centers provide doctoral students with the general and specific skills and training they need, as well as ample opportunity to network. The period following a doctorate is decisive in determining the direction and success of a scientific career. For this reason, we established Career Development Centers for postdoctoral researchers in the Helmholtz Centers. This equips young researchers with the skills they need to go on to head a Helmholtz Investigator Group, for example. As an Investigator Group leader, junior scientists can independently set up their own group to conduct research in their specialist field and acquire management skills.
Within its talent management strategy, the Helmholtz Association pays special attention to the increased recruitment of talented female scientists both from Germany and abroad. To this end, there are currently two funding programs supporting this policy: and Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship – Funding for the recruitment of leading international female scientists (W3) .
The increasing complexity of the content, structures and framework conditions of scientific work today requires researchers to organize their projects, their employees and, of course, themselves in a highly professional and effective way. In response to these demands, we have set up the Helmholtz Leadership Academy to provide leaders in science with professional management training. Furthermore, the Helmholtz network provides a platform for the alumni of the Helmholtz Leadership Academy to come together and share their experiences of leadership, career development and lifelong learning.
All of this combined makes the 18 Research Centers of the Helmholtz Association a highly attractive environment for talented researchers from all over the world.
Company info
Telephone
0049-30-206329-0
Location
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2
Berlin
Berlin
10178
Germany