The Research Training Group (RTG) 2767 „Supracolloidal Structures: From Materials to Optical and Electronic Devices“ of TU Dresden, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), offers, subject to resources being available, several positions as

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualifications, employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting April 1, 2022. The positions comprise 65 – 100 % of the full-time weekly hours (depending on the project) and are initially limited for 3 years, with the option of extension. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz-WissZeitVG). The positions aim at obtaining further academic qualification (e.g. PhD). About the RTG
The RTG 2767 aims to train a new generation of experts who will design materials made of supracolloidal structures from the drawing board to application in components. Nanoparticles are used in many optical and electronic components nowadays. Supracolloidal structures are complex superstructures composed of different nanoparticles, similar to how atoms are linked to molecules. This results in innovative, exceptionally promising optical and electronic properties that go far beyond those of the individual building blocks. To date, these structure-property relationships of the assembled particles are not adequately understood. The technological visions of these new materials include novel solar cells, field amplification for highly sensitive spectroscopy, biosensing applications where complex detection processes are made simpler, and even on-site sample examination using smartphones. In order to realize the technical complexity in the training, numerous institutions are connected within the RTG’s 2767 tight network, including various groups at the TU Dresden, the Universität Leipzig, the TU Dresden Research Cluster cfaed and the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis as well as the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf e. V. and the Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V. About the projects
The project’s research fields are

• Polymer materials
• Experimental condensed matter physics
• Physical chemistry of solids and surfaces, material characterization
• Biophysics
• Microsystems
• Biomimetic materials synthesis, nanotechnology, sensor systems
• Biological and biomimetic chemistry.

Details about the projects (topic, working time, location, technical requirements) can be found on our website. We are looking for engaged graduates with Excellent Master of Science or diploma in different subjects (depending on the project) like physics, chemistry, materials science, electrical engineering, or biology. General Requirements

• above-average university degree achieved in short study period,
• 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.

For further info see: https://tu-dresden.de/stellenausschreibung/9112