Postdoctoral and Research Positions (24) at Jülich Research Centre, Germany

Explore PhD and Research Jobs at Jülich Research Centre and join cutting-edge research initiatives with excellent support.

Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) is a world-leader in addressing the "Grand Challenges" of the 21st century. Based near the border triangle of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, it provides a unique ecosystem where over 7,700 employees work on the digital transformation, climate protection, and the sustainable circular economy.

Why Choose Jülich for Your Research?

• World-Class Infrastructure: Researchers have access to JUPITER, the first European exascale supercomputer, and the Ernst Ruska-Centre for world-leading electron microscopy.
• Excellent Remuneration: Like other German public institutions, PhDs and Postdocs are employed under the TVöD-Bund agreement. For 2026, PhD positions are typically funded at 75% of pay group E13, offering a highly competitive living standard.
• Strategic Priority Areas: FZJ is a global hub for Neuromorphic Computing, Quantum Technologies, and Sustainable Hydrogen Storage (Sweet-LOHC).

Below, you will find the latest verified academic vacancies at Forschungszentrum Jülich. These links are updated directly from the official Helmholtz and Jülich career portals.

Jülich Research Centre Vacancies

2026T-0666

Postdoc / Senior Scientist – Assessment, Regulation, and Industrial Energy Systems for Chemical Hydrogen Carriers

IHE-4

Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)

2026M-0692

Master Thesis - Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Dynamic Power System Characterization

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0685

PhD Position - Data-Driven Development of Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Subcells for Tandem Photovoltaics

IMD-3

Erlangen (GER)

2026T-0645

Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Electron Microscopy and Machine Learning

IAS-9

aachen-und-julich

2026D-0688

PhD Position - Event-based Dynamics for Latent Reasoning (as part of a new MSCA Doctoral Network “ELEVATE”)

PGI-15

Aachen (GER)

2026T-0595

Postdoctoral Researcher – FDSOI Devices for Neuromorphic Computing

PGI-9

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0657

PhD Position – Physics-Based Battery Modelling, Parameterisation and Validation

IET-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0656

PhD Position – Optimization of Electric Vehicle Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid Strategies

IET-1

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0556

Master Thesis - Advanced electrolytes for sodium-based battery applications

IMD-4

Münster (GER)

2026D-0646

PhD Position - Multi-Scale Comparisons of Patterns of Concerted Activity and Causality in Cortical Neural Activity

IAS-6

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0654

PhD Position – Development of Advanced Iron Anodes for Long-Duration Energy Storage

IET-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0647

PhD position - "Smart preparation of air pollutant satellite retrievals for optimizing emission inventory data" within the HDS-LEE graduate school

ICE-3

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0644

PhD Position – Statistical Mechanics of Noisy Quantum Devices

PGI-8

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0638

Master Thesis - Uncertainty-Aware Modeling for Geo-Foundation Models

JSC

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0639

Master Thesis - Enhancing Regression Performance in Geo-Foundation Models for Earth Observation Applications with Multi-Temporal Learning

JSC

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0640

PhD Position - Quantum Computing for Power Systems Security

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0617

PhD position - SoCool Project

IMD-2

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0630

AI Consultant for Science

JSC

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0456

Postdoc - scalable, shuttle-based spin-qubit quantum-chips

PGI-11

Aachen (GER)

2026T-0585

Postdoctoral Researcher – X-ray Optics and Beamline Development

IHE-1

Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)

2026D-0626

PhD-Position - Novelty Assessment of Science and Patents with LLMs

ICE-2

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0570

Student Assistant / Working Student Position: Ammonia Cracking Systems for a sustainable Hydrogen Economy

IHE-4

Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)

2026M-0622

Master Thesis - Policy Instruments for the scale-up of Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide

ICE-2

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0615

Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Scientist in the field of plant single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

IBG-4

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0604

PhD position – Understanding the chemical activity of air pollutants in field measurements using laser spectroscopy

ICE-3

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0586

PhD Position - 3D electron diffraction of magnetism and structural disorder in NiO

ER-C 1

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0592

Postdoctoral Researcher / AI & Scientific Software Engineer – Autonomous Live-Cell Microscopy and Laboratory Automation

IBG-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0594

PhD Position – 3D ion beam tomography of next-generation batteries

IMD-2

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0590

Master Thesis - Heat Integration and Thermal Energy Storage in Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Systems

IET-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0558

PhD Position - Additive Manufacturing and Resource Strategies for the Energy Transition

ICE-2

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0588

PhD Position – Prospective Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Data Center for the Einstein Telescope

ICE-2

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0580

Master Thesis in Physics or Materials Science - Atomic-Scale Study of 2D van der Waals Heterostructures Using STM

PGI-7

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0564

PhD Position – Analysis of Integrated Power, Gas and Hydrogen Systems

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0563

PhD Position – Swimming in Complex Environments

IAS-2

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0560

Master Thesis - Efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques for Studying Large-scale Metabolic Models

IBG-1

Jülich (GER)

2026T-0535

Software Developer / Scientist – Research Data Management for FAIRagro

IBG-4

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0547

Master Thesis - Benchmarking and Transferability of Grid Foundation Models for Power Grid Analysis

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0544

Master Thesis - Spin Dynamics for NMR Hyperpolarization

IBI-7

Jülich (GER)

2026D-0504

PhD Position – Hybrid electronic/photonic integrated neuromorphic computing systems for large-scale machine learning

PGI-14

Aachen (GER)

2026M-0485

Master Thesis - Hybrid ML + LLM-based Fault Detection and Explainability for Smart Building IoT Systems

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0484

Master Thesis - Investigation of occupancy estimation techniques in office buildings

ICE-1

Jülich (GER)

2026M-0481

Master Thesis - Synthesis and Characterization of NiAl Layered Double Hydroxides as Precursors for Ni-Based CO₂ Methanation Catalysts

JCNS-3

Aachen (GER)

2026D-0388

PhD-Position - Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems

PGI-13

Aachen (GER)

2026D-0476

Tasso Springer Fellowships - Three PhD Positions in Neutron Research

JCNS

Garching (München) (GER)