Ms. Weronika Mazur Tel.: +49 3581 37523 23

Job-Id: 2026/43 (2216)

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Helmholtz-Zentrum

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Theoretical Chemistry / Electronic Structure Methods

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.

CASUS is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Theoretical Chemistry / Electronic Structure Methods.

Your tasks

• Development of high-accuracy atomistic models using efficient electronic structure methods, particularly for large-scale systems
• Deepening the understanding of strongly correlated electron systems and real-space correlation techniques
• Development and implementation of modern theoretical approaches
• Application of high-performance computing (HPC) in quantum chemistry and materials science

Your profile

• Completed university studies (PhD) in the field of Physic, Chemistry or a related field
• Advanced and in-depth knowledge of electronic structure theory
• Strong and highly developed expertise in density functional theory (DFT), including the development and analysis of modern functionals
• Solid background in electronic structure theory and quantum chemical methods
• Extensive and specialized experience with advanced real-space correlation techniques
• Advanced and practical competencies in high-performance computing (HPC) for applications in quantum chemistry
• Independent and structured working style, as well as the ability to work in a team
• Programming skills in Fortran, Python, and/or C
• Experience with common scientific software e.g. CP2K
• Experience working with HPC systems
• Excellent fluency in English

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector ( TVöD-B und) 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"

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