Computational Chemist / PostDoc HIPOLE Jena - Battery (m/w/d)
Reference no.: HI 2024/20
Achieving climate-neutrality within the next 20 years necessitates an innovation boost for the development of highly efficient, scalable, low-cost, and sustainably produced energy technologies. Polymer materials play a central role in this process.
HIPOLE deeply integrates and expands world-class expertise in polymer chemistry, materials science, high-throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence with complementary expertise in inorganic/hybrid materials, scalable devices, and advanced characterization.
We are looking for a Computational Chemist / PostDoc HIPOLE Jena - Battery (m/w/d) for our two sites in Jena and Berlin, Germany. The postdoctoral position offers a unique opportunity to address critical challenges by providing cutting-edge research in the field of theoretical chemistry/material modelling on fundamental issues of ternary graphite intercalation compounds as well as on the design of new ternary and quaternary graphite intercalation
Your Tasks
- Elucidation of the geometric arrangement of solvent molecules and ions in the graphite structure and their influence on ion mobility
- Evaluation and assessment of the results when monovalent ions are replaced by divalent ions
- Examination of the transferability of the concept of t-GICs to mixed cationic systems
- Methods: in particular density functional theory, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, ML force fields
- Supervision of bachelor/master students and doctoral candidates
- Summary, presentation and publication of the results in English
Your Profile
- Completed scientific university degree in chemistry or materials science
- PhD (or shortly before completion) in theoretical chemistry / quantum chemistry or material modelling
- Extensive knowledge in the field of theoretical chemistry / quantum chemistry and material modelling
- Experience in the field of modelling energy/battery materials
- Experience in the field of modelling solid-state structures and working with Linux systems and mainframe computers
- Experience in the field of ab initio molecular dynamics simulations
- Very good command of written and spoken English
- Very good publication record
- Experience in presenting scientific content in English
Your Benefits
- International/diversity-sensitive working environment in the science city of Jena
- Opportunity to contribute to the development of novel materials and technological solutions for a climate-neutral future together with top international researchers
- Career-enhancing networking opportunities and individual support and assistance programmes
- good work-life balance through counselling services on family and career and flexible working time models: Flexitime, part-time, hybrid working
- 30 days paid leave
- Health management, company pension scheme (VBL), subsidy for the Deutschlandticket Job
- Long-term prospects, opportunities for further development/training programmes
- Attractive remuneration through payment in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund)
Fixed term contract for 24 months. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).
How to apply
We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by 08.02.2025. For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.
We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women’s representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.
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