Area of research:
Scientific / postdoctoral posts
Job description:
Your Job:
This postdoc position with a duration of up to three years is available at the IMD-1, at Forschungszentrum Jülich as is part of the new multidisciplinary consortium QT-Batt gathering experts from 4 different Helmholtz Centers to implement and deploy integrated methodologies at the cross-section of battery and quantum technologies. QT-Batt is a pioneering initiative with the ambition to leverage quantum computing and quantum sensing technologies for the development and optimization of next-generation batteries.
Quantum computing bears tremendous potential in the simulation of interactions and reactive processes in materials with multicomponent composition. You will play a pivotal role in this undertaking, developing core quantum-computing methods and methodical interfaces for integration into a larger framework of quantum technologies for batteries.
Your tasks in detail:
* Develop quantum computing approaches for mechanical properties of battery material
* Incorporate inhomogeneous stress effects on the particle and sub-particle level into hierarchical pseudo-2D descriptions of batteries
* Link continuum descriptions to quantum computing accelerated atomistic approaches in an interdisciplinary environment and benchmark against experimental investigations
* Publish results in impactful journals and present on international conferences
* Contribute to project management activities and the supervision and teaching of students
You will collaborate closely with experimental and theoretical partners in computational materials science, battery research, and quantum software and hardware, forging connections within a dynamic network of experts from across various research centers in Germany. Forschungszentrum Jülich will thereby provide you with unique access to quantum computing hardware — directly on campus!
This job offer is closely linked to a related opening at IET-3 at Forschungszentrum Jülich within the same project consortium: Please feel free to apply for both available positions within this project.
Your Profile:
* MSc degree with subsequent PhD (or equivalent) in physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline
* Strong background in one or more of the following areas: + Quantum computing and quantum algorithms + Solid-state physics, computational materials science, or quantum chemistry + Battery materials modeling
* Excellent programming skills (e.g., Python) and familiarity with high-performance computing environments
* Experience with quantum programming (e.g., Quantum annealing, Qiskit, etc.)
* Strong motivation for interdisciplinary research and teamwork
* Pronounced organizational and communication skills, and a self-organized and independent work style
* Very good written and spoken English language skills and, ideally, proficiency in German language
Our Offer:
We offer an exciting employment in an international and interdisciplinary work environment and a dynamic technology sector.
You will benefit from:
* Collaboration with leading academic and industrial partners and opportunity to participate in national and international project meetings, workshops, and conferences
* Access to first-class supercomputing and quantum computing facilities
* Professional support and training in classical and quantum modeling, quantum algorithms and computation, and battery materials and technology
* Further development of your personal and interdisciplinary strengths through a range of training courses offered at Forschungszentrum Jülich
* Support for international employees through our International Advisory Service
* Possibility of time- and location-flexible working models (after consultation and in accordance with upcoming tasks and (on-site) appointments)
* Optimal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly company policy.
* 30 days of annual leave plus additional days off (e.g. between Christmas and New Year`s)
* Fully funded position, limited until 31.12.2028 (full-time with the option of slightly reduced working hours)
* Exploration and preparation of next career opportunities supported by our Career Center & Postdoc Office ( )
In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: go.fzj.de/benefits
We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is limited until 31.12.2028. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), remuneration group EG 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned. All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed. The monthly salaries in euro can be found here: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed.entgelt
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. The following links provide further information on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality and on specific support options for women: 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