Doctoral Student (No: 145-24)

The Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V. (IPF) develops innovations in materials science for the fields of resources, health and information. The IPF employs about 500 people in five scientific institutes, administration and technical services. New topics and methods are increasingly explored in flexible research structures such as independent junior groups. The IPF is certified as a family-friendly employer according to the Audit berufundfamilie®. Further information can be found at www.ipfdd.de.

Doctoral Student (No: 145-24)

We are looking for a highly motivated doctoral student (m/f/d) to work 26 hours per week in our research group. Our research group investigates the behavior of electrical and ionic charge carriers in functional materials for energy and electronic applications on the nanoscale. We use electrical and electromechanical atomic force microscopy to map the influence of structural defects or interfaces on charge carriers. We want to correlate the results of the atomic force microscopy measurements with optical and macroscopic investigations in order to enable a holistic view of the charge carrier behavior.

As part of our subproject “Effect of Extended Defects on the Optoelectronic Properties of Novel 2D Materials” in the Collaborative Research Center 1415 on the chemistry of synthetic two-dimensional materials, we are looking for a motivated PhD student from January 01, 2025, with whom we want to investigate optoelectronic processes in organic and inorganic 2D materials.

Job description:

• As part of this project you will: 
  image electronic surface properties and charge carrier distributions using electrical atomic force microscopy, such as Kelvin probes or conductivity microscopy.
• investigate the influence of illumination, electric field and mechanical stress on charge carriers.
• correlate local atomic force measurements with wide-field luminescence microscopy.
• optimize experimental setups for the characterization of 2D materials
• You can expect:
  An intensive interdisciplinary collaboration with leading research groups in the field of 2D materials within the Collaborative Research Center, also as part of an integrated Research Training Group. An intercultural and international working environment in our team and institute. Presentation opportunities at national and international conferences.

Requirements:

• a good to very good Master's degree in chemistry, physics, engineering or comparable
• good written and spoken English skills.
• Ideally, the candidates should have experience with: 
  atomic force microscopes and/or luminescence microscopy / 2D materials, semiconductors, optoelectronics and electrical surface characterization / data analysis programs such as Origin and/or Python / independent literature research

Soft Skills:

• enjoy working in an intercultural and international environment, with open communication and interdisciplinary exchange.
• can work on scientific questions both independently and in a team.
• show a high degree of motivation and problem solving skills.

We offer you a varied and interesting challenge in an international working environment and appropriate remuneration. The remuneration and social benefits (including a company pension scheme, job ticket, flexible family-friendly working hours and job-related further training) are based on the qualifications in accordance with the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (EG 13 TV-L).

The IPF Dresden strives for gender equality and diversity in all fields. Applications by people with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Moreover, as the IPF would like to raise the proportion of women in fields where they are underrepresented, women in particular are invited to apply. The personal data collected by the IPF relating to your application, as well as the evaluation thereof shall be processed exclusively for purposes of the application process on the basis of contractual measures under Art. 6 (1b) GDPR. These data shall not be transferred to third parties. Recipients shall comprise the employees responsible, the Works Council as well as, where applicable, the representative body for disabled employees and the equal opportunities officers of the IPF. Your application details provided to us shall be deleted by us 6 months after the end of the application process, i.e. either after the job advertised has been filled, or after we have decided not to fill the vacancy after all. For questions under data protection law and for exercising your rights, please contact: datenschutz@ipfdd.de (data protection officer). You have the right to complain to the supervisory authority. Expenses for the interview participation will not be refunds.

Time limit
3 years

Date of entry
01.01.2025

Contact
For further information please contact:
Dr. Hermes (0351/4658 1486)