TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic
research institutions in the country. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent
university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and
productivity to the success of the whole institution.
The TRR404 “Next Generation Electronics With Active Devices in Three Dimensions [Active-3D]” is a
Collaborative Research Center/Transregio between TUD and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
(RWTH Aachen) funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. The TRR aims at exploring a completely new approach
for microelectronics technology and therefore teams up materialists, electrical engineers, and computer scientists of
TUD, RWTH Aachen and Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mikro- und Optoelektronik mbH (AMO) in Aachen,
Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Halle (MPI-MSP), Nanoelectronic
Materials Laboratory gGmbH (NaMLab) in Dresden, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB).
At the TRR404, the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food
Chemistry offers a position as
Research Associate / Postdoc (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualification, employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
starting September 1, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited
until December 31,2028. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts
Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further
academic qualification.
Tasks:
- scientific research activities in Project: A06 2D Field-Effect Transistors
- chemical vapor deposition growth experiments of two-dimensional transition metal
dichalcogenide crystals and related 2D hybrid materials and heterostructures, and support
collaborations with the Lemme group at RWTH Aachen and other projects
Requirements:
- excellent university and PhD degree in chemistry, materials science or similar
- willingness and ability to think beyond the boundaries of your field, to act in an international and
diverse environment and to live an open and constructive communication
- strong analytic and problem-solving skills, creativity
- an independent, target- and solution-driven work attitude
- fluency in English, knowledge of German would be a plus
We offer: A varied and challenging research task, embedded in a friendly, inclusive and supportive team
of the TRR’s Principal Investigators (i.e., project leaders and supervisors). We maintain an open and
cooperative work attitude with maximum personal responsibility, mutual support with a solution-
oriented approach, and flexible working hours where possible. In addition, TUD offers:
- employment in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement for the public service
of the Länder (TV-L)
- an individual assignment of the collective agreement experience level taking into account your
previous professional experience
- 30 days annual vacation (based on a 5-day workweek) and annual bonus payment (restrictions
apply)
- additional pension scheme (VBL)
- very good accessibility by public transport
- car parking facilities
- state-of-the-art buildings with labs equipped to a high technical standard
- a wide range of offers for health promotion and for the compatibility of family and career
- numerous opportunities for further training, including language courses, IT courses and other
courses
