PhD Student (f/m/d) - Electrochemical swing adsorption of carbon dioxide

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) - Electrochemical swing adsorption of carbon dioxide.

Your tasks:

• Performing quantum mechanical and ML-based simulations to determine CO2 adsorption energies
• Application of self-consistent continuum solvation models to account for solvation effects
• Collaborating with peers including experimental project partners
• Publishing results in academic and peer-reviewed journals
• Presenting results at scientific meetings

Your profile:

• Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science or related field
• Knowledge of Density Functional Theory (DFT)
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence methods
• Good knowledge of electronic structure methods
• Experience with Linux, Git and related tools
• Knowledge in the field of high-performance computing
• Strong motivation to work in a collaborative environment
• Excellent communication skills in English and in a professional context

Our offer:

• 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 (https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=1908)
• 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)
• 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"

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.

For any questions, do not hesitate to ask: Dr. Seyed Hossein Mir Hosseini Tel.: +49 3581 37523 102

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.

Organization unit: CASUS (https://www.hzdr.de/FWU)

Place of work/ Working hours: Görlitz 19,5 h/week

Deadline: 26 March 2026

Online application English (https://www.hzdr.de/db/!BewerbungS1?pNid=490&pJid=2199&pLang=en) / German (https://www.hzdr.de/db/!BewerbungS1?pNid=490&pJid=2199&pLang=de) Job-Id: 2026/26 (2199)

Contact details

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