PhD position

Are you excited about working at the interface of natural and computer sciences? At the Institute of Bio - and Geosciences (IBG) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, we explore how biological systems function and how they can be harnessed for a sustainable bioeconomy. Our research spans plant and agrosphere sciences, microbiology, biotechnology, and data science,...

Your Job:The PhD position is offered in the context of the HDS-LEE graduate school. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our world-leading research program in Earth System modelling and improving Earth System Modeling by better merging of measurement data and model simulations. This PhD project focuses on improving how we estimate key...

Trypanosome parasites cause trypanosomiasis, a group of diseases which affect a few million people in the world. These parasites are able to survive in very different environments, including blood, different tissues, and the gut of tsetse fly. This raises the fundamental question of how trypanosomes can efficiently move through crowded viscoelastic...

**Your Job**: We are offering a PhD position dedicated to the advancement of cryo-EM image analysis methods at the interface of Structural Biology and Electron Imaging at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. Cryo-EM has become a very powerful method to visualize ice-embedded samples including purified proteins at close to atomic resolution. Typically,...

The heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture is nowadays still crucial for the food supply. However, this practice leads to significant environmental and health issues, including poisoning, environmental degradation, and the development of insecticide resistance. EU policies and the UN Sustainable Development Goals advocate for safer, more...

Your Job:In this PhD project, you will shape the future of power system security by harnessing exascale computing. Your research will focus on understanding and enhancing grid resilience under extreme scenarios. Your tasks: Conduct security and resilience studies for highly stressed systems (, multiple faults, high renewable shares, or equipment failures)....

Your Job:The concept of Local Energy Communities (LECs) — where people, businesses, and local infrastructure share and manage energy collectively — is reshaping how energy is produced and consumed. Recognized by the EU as a cornerstone of the Clean Energy Transition, LECs empower local actors to participate actively in energy markets, support renewables,...

The Institute of Bio **Your Job**: This PhD project will be part of the Green ERA-Hub project AGROSOIL-Agrogeophysics for Sustainable Soil Management under climate extremes. With project partners in Ireland and Uruguay the project aims to examine the effects of various agricultural practices, like fertilizer use and irrigation, on cereal crops, focusing on...

**Your Job**: - Fabricate and test area-dependent memristive devices with electron transparent top electrodes (e.g. graphene) for operando spectroscopy - Develop device geometries suitable for operando spectroscopy for selected other device types in close collaboration with other TRR members in Aachen, Jülich or Dresden. - Investigate devices by PEEM...

Your Job:This PhD project focuses on modelling and simulating future gas grids, exploring transformation pathways, and developing cross-sectoral simulation frameworks to support informed decision-making. Your tasks in detail: Investigate the impacts of future transformation pathways on the operational security and resilience of gas and hydrogen...