Postdoctoral Fellow | Carbon Synthesis and Applications 3015 views

The Department of “Heterogeneous Reactions” at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow (m/f/d).

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Synthesis of carbon materials by hydrothermal process
• Characterization and analysis of carbon materials
• Performance of (electro)catalytic tests
• Handling of high pressure autoclaves
• Literature studies
• Information and communication within the project

Qualifications:

• Completed scientific higher education, doctorate in Natural Sciences or engineering with a focus on chemistry or analytics
• Preferably relevant work experience in the fields of chemistry or physics
• Experience in carbon synthesis
• Experience in carbon and catalyst characterization
• Preferably experience in the field of ammonia decomposition or methane fuel cells
• Confident demeanor in dealing with colleagues and cooperation partners, good communication and presentation skills
• Very good knowledge of the English language (spoken and written) is necessary and preferably also of German
• Self-motivated personality with independent, target-oriented, and structured way of working.
• High degrees of self-initiative, resilience, creativity and flexibility as well as collaborative skills are prerequisites.

Applications:

Send application with all important documents preferably by email (as single pdf document) with the subject “SH003” to saskia.heumann@cec.mpg.de.