Application

We are always open to welcome new members who either already have or are aspiring a PhD position at our partner universities and institutes.

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  • PhD Positions

Are you a doctoral researcher and want to join the GS-EES?

Doctoral researchers doing their PhD in the field of electrochemical energy storage at one of our partner universities or institutes Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University, Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) can apply for admission to the GS-EES.

Please apply online and add a statement of your supervisor's support for your GS-EES application (download this form and have it signed) to your application documents.

Application Contents

Your application should contain:

  • Cover letter
  • CV
  • Certificates of your academic degrees (bachelor, master or diploma)
  • Transcripts of the courses, including marks or grades
  • Certificates of your proficiency in English (and German, if applicable)

Open Positions

Academic employee (f/m/d): “Characterisation and reduction of aging processes on electrode materials in potassium-ion batteries” at the Institute for Applied Materials – Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS) (75 % part time)

The Institute for Applied Material – Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS) is looking for a PhD student to strengthen our electrolyte activities. The “Electrolytes and Electrochemical Methods” group works with polymer-based solid-state electrolytes, electrolyte additives, and degradation mechanisms in electrolytes with particular focus on post-Li battery technologies.

The scientific focus of your activities for the project ‘Characterisation and reduction of ageing processes on electrode materials in potassium-ion batteries’ lies in answering fundamental mechanistic questions on the dominant ageing phenomena on negative and positive electrodes in K-ion batteries.

Further details can be found here

Are you looking for a PhD position?

If you are looking for a PhD position at one of our partner institutions Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) or the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), check our open positions here or the individual career websites of our partners:

Careers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Careers at Ulm University

Careers at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Careers at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

Instructions on the specific application procedure are given in each of the job advertisements. In parallel, please apply for admission to the GS-EES via the GS-EES application form.

If none of our current positions fit your profile or in case of no open positions, we are happy to receive your unsolicited application via our online application form.

Application Procedure

For open positions please follow the instructions of the specific job posting. For the GS-EES, please apply additionally online via our application form.

 

Application Contents

Your application should contain:

  • Cover letter
  • CV
  • Certificates of your academic degrees (bachelor, master or diploma)
  • Transcripts of the courses, including marks or grades
  • Certificates of your proficiency in English (and German, if applicable)

In case of no open positions available, feel free to send us your unsolicited application via our online application form.