With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a German-Polish research center for data-intensive digital systems research.
The Institute CASUS is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) for Computational study of Photo-energy conversion and storage.
- Performing DFT, MD, Wannier, Phonon calculations
- Collaborating with peers including experimental project partners
- Publishing results in academic and peer-reviewed journals
- Presenting results at scientific meetings
- Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Chemistry, Physics or related field
- Relevant professional experience in the specified area
- Good knowledge of electronic structure methods for crystals and 2D materials
- Experience with parallel computing paradigms
- Good knowledge of numerical methods
- Experience with high-performance computing
- Strong motivation to work in a collaborative environment
- Excellent communication skills in English and in a professional context
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- Depending on the personal qualifications, the candidate may be classified in salary group 13 according to TVöD-Bund
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.
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Organization unit:
CASUS
Place of work/ Working hours:
Görlitz
29,25 h/week
Hire date:
1 November 2026
Limitation:
36 months
For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Dr. Zahra Hajiahmadi
Deadline:
31 August 2026
Job-Id: 2026/99 (2272)
At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
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