Apply for Jülich PhD and Postdoc Position. ✅ TVöD salaries from 33,000 SEK equivalent. ❌ Highly specialized entry requirements. Start your career in Germany!
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 PhD and Postdoc Positions
2026-070
Information Engineer / Knowledge Graph Developer
IAS-9
julich-aachen
2026D-023
ICE-1
Jülich (GER)
2026D-0382
PhD Position – Molecular mechanisms of vesicular glutamate transporters
IBI-1
Jülich (GER)
2026D-031
PhD Position – Multi-Scale Data-Driven Model of Synaptic Function and Resilience
IAS-6
Jülich (GER)
2026D-0389
PhD position – Immobilisation of radium (226Ra) and strontium (90Sr) by carbonate minerals
IFN-2
Jülich (GER)
2026T-0375
Team leader – operando characterization of catalytic interfaces for hydrogen storage
IHE-1
Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)
2026D-030
PhD position – Soil–Plant Interactions Modelling
IBG-3
Jülich (GER)
2026D-029
PhD Position – Drone-Based Remote Sensing and Agroecosystem Modeling
IBG-3
Jülich (GER)
2026D-0368
JCNS-1
Jülich (GER)
2026D-0364
PhD Position – Denoising Methods for Dual-Tracer PET Imaging
INM-4
Jülich (GER)
2026-059
IT-Specialist – Data & Development
ICE-2
Jülich (GER)
2026D-006
PhD Position – High-Temperature Electrolysis – from stack design to operational optimization
IET-1
Jülich (GER)
2026D-028
PhD Position – Imaging subsurface flow path dynamics in high resolution using geophysical methods
IBG-3
Jülich (GER)
2026D-017
ICE-2
Jülich (GER)
2026T-0330
JSC
Jülich (GER)
2026-045
Software Engineer – Data & Simulation Platforms
ICE-1
Jülich (GER)
2026-048
Scientist / Postdoc – Biomechanical Enhancement and its social situatedness
INM-7
Jülich (GER)
2026-041
AI Specialist in an AI Factory
JSC
Jülich (GER)
2026-040
AI Researcher with Project Management Responsibilities
JSC
Jülich (GER)
2026D-024
Tasso Springer Fellowships – Six PhD Positions in Neutron Research
JCNS
Garching (München) (GER)
2026-044
Instrument Scientist / Postdoc for the Neutron Spectrometer PANDA
JCNS-4
Garching (München) (GER)
2025D-126
PhD Position – Simulations and machine learning applied to proteins
INM-9
Jülich (GER)
2026D-019
IBI-2
Jülich (GER)
2026D-022
IBI-2
Jülich (GER)
2025D-137
PhD-Position – Design and Operation of Local Energy Communities
ICE-1
Jülich (GER)
2026-003
Scientist / Postdoc – Smart Vision-Based Control of Microbial Arenas
IBG-1
Jülich (GER)
2026D-009
PGI-14
Aachen (GER)
2026D-005
IBG-4
Jülich (GER)
2026D-004
PhD Position – Additive Manufacturing and Resource Strategies for the Energy Transition
ICE-2
Jülich (GER)
2026-007
Team Leader – Integrated Resource Assessment
ICE-2
Jülich (GER)
2025-268
INW-1
Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)
2025-381
Postdoc / Research Software Engineer – Real-Time Live-Cell Image Analytics and Experimental Control
IBG-1
Jülich (GER)
2025D-180
IBG-4
Jülich (GER)
2025D-179
PhD position – Probabilistic Metabolic Flux Analysis within the HDS-LEE graduate school
IBG-1
Jülich (GER)
2025D-140
ICE-1
Jülich (GER)
2025D-123
PhD-Position – Development of scalable superconducting quantum systems
PGI-13
Jülich (GER)
2025D-097
INW-1
Brainergy Park Jülich (GER)
2025-059
Postdoc – Neutron Spectroscopy for Energy Materials
JCNS-3
Jülich (GER)
2024-263
Postdoc in the domain of coherent spin shuttling for scaling semiconductor qubits
PGI-11
Jülich (GER)