13 positions for PhD candidates (f/m/d) Universität Duisburg-Essen

We are a young, innovative university in the middle of the Metropole Ruhr. Excellent in research and teaching, we think in terms of possibilities instead of limits and develop ideas with a future. We live diversity, promote potential, and are committed to educational equity worthy of the name.

Are you interested in participating in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, strengthening your resume with professional and technical skills, and exploring the scientific and cultural diversity in Europe and North America? The graduate training program in Scalable 2D-Materials Architectures (2D-MATURE) may be the opportunity you’re looking for!

The DFG International Research Training Group (GRK 2803) Scalable 2D-Materials Architectures (2D-MATURE): Synthesis and Processing, Characterization and Functionality, Implementation and Demonstration is currently searching for the second cohort of PhD candidates starting in Spring/Summer 2025. This program is an international collaboration between the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) / RWTH Aachen University (RWTH, both in Germany) and the University of Waterloo (UW, Canada). Part of the international qualification within the 2D-MATURE is a 6–8 month research stay in Canada.

The research focus of 2D-MATURE is on development of scalable synthesis and processing routes for 2D materials, understanding interface-controlled functionality in realistic architectures, and demonstration of showcase applications, like light emitters, light sensors, supercapacitors, and batteries. Research and training tasks will be carried out by a collaborative and interdisciplinary team from electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering, as well as from physics and chemistry, with the intention to bring promising new 2D materials out of the laboratory and into the marketplace.

2D-MATURE invites applications for

13 positions for PhD candidates (f/m/d)
(TV-L 13, 100 %)

in the research areas of

• synthesis and processing of scalable 2D materials;
• analysis and modeling of their functionality in realistic architectures; and
• implementation of these materials in optoelectronic and energy storage devices.

A subset of these positions will be for a “cotutelle” between UDE and UW, in which the candidates will spend equal time at UDE and UW.

Start: Spring/Summer 2025
Duration: 42 months (initially until 2027-09-30, extension thereafter)
Working Time: 100 per cent of a full-time position (part-time employment is possible)
Application deadline: 2024-12-31

Your profile

• you are a talented and enthusiastic candidate with high interest in the research topic of 2D-MATURE
• you have abilities for problem-solving and independent work
• your previous professional history fits to the research tasks of 2D-MATURE
• your (expected) Master's degree has very good marks in a relevant subject area