Job vacancy No. 088-2021
The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden is a non-university research institute and a
member of the Leibniz Association. It has gained world-wide reputation for its applicationoriented
basic research on new polymer materials for future technologies, e.g. in the fields
of energy, mobility, health, sustainability, and communication, and it supports the transfer of
research results into application. The research work is carried out on the basis of state-of-the-art
technical equipment in interdisciplinary cooperation between the five institutes of the IPF and
embedded in numerous national and international cooperations. The IPF promotes young
scientists and is certified as a family-friendly employer according to the Audit berufundfamilie®.
The institute currently employs around 500 persons. Further information at
www.ipfdd.de.
The IPF-Institute Theory of Polymers, Group Material Theory and Modeling, is offering one
PhD position (Research Associate) (m/f/d)
at the Research Training Group “Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites” (GRK 2430) funded by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) starting
01/11/2021, for a three-year program (period
of employment according to § 2 Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (WissZeitVG), with 100 %
of the regular weekly working hours. The GRK program aims at obtaining a PhD granted by the
Technical University Dresden.
Tasks:
Independent and cooperative qualification through scientific research within the PhD project
“Constitutive modeling of anisotropic magnetoactive rubber composites”
(see
https://tu-dresden.de/ing/forschung/grk2430/forschungsthemen/tp4) offered by the
Research Training Group GRK 2430; Training in the subject-specific scientific and engineering
fields of the PhD project through literature studies and by further specifying individual objectives;
Working on the individual doctoral project in close collaboration with other GRK members (fellow
students and supervisors); Conducting the planned research, drawing conclusions and interpreting
results; Sharing results on an internal GRK exchange platform; Elaboration and presentation of
newly attained knowledge in the respective field of research; Participation in lectures and workshops
according to the guidelines of the GRK agenda; Supporting scientific graduation theses
(Bachelor/Master/Diploma) within the respective field of research; Regular reporting on individual
research progress to the corresponding supervisors; Publishing of research results in the form of
individual or joint publications in scientific journals and at conferences; Cooperative maintenance
of the exchange platform (database, information pages, etc.); Summarizing the individual research
results of the PhD project in the form of a dissertation, submitted within the time limit of 3 years.
Requirements:
Very good university degree (Master / Diploma) in one or more of the following areas: materials
science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, physics. We are seeking first-class
graduates with excellent expertise in the doctoral subject offered by the GRK, high interdisciplinary
desire to learn and cooperate, advanced oral and written English communication skills and the
absolute willingness to complete the dissertation by the end of the three-year research period.
The candidate should have good skills in analytical and numerical methods; a strong background
in material modeling or simulations, also in the field of condensed matter physics, is beneficial.
Start: 01.11.2021
Salary group: TV-L EG 13
Duration: 3 years
The IPF Dresden strives for gender equality and diversity in all fields. Applications by people
with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Moreover, as the IPF
would like to raise the proportion of women in fields where they are underrepresented, women in
particular are invited to apply.
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thereof shall be processed exclusively for purposes of the application process on the basis of
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the supervisory authority. Expenses for the interview participation will not be refunded.
Application Procedure:
Full applications including motivation letter, CV, publication list, a short description of past
research activities and a short proposal of the prospective research project should be emailed
as a single PDF file to
otto-susanne@ipfdd.de.
Don’t forget to indicate the number of the Job
vacancy. For further information please contact to Dr. Marina Grenzer:
grenzer@ipfdd.de /
+49-351-4658-597)
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.
Susanne Otto
Human Resources Department
Hohe Straße 6
01069 Dresden
otto-susanne@ipfdd.de