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PhD position B8-1 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with a strong background in organic synthesis in interest in photocatalysis. If you are interested in a PhD position in Kirsten Zeitler‘s research group, please find the contact details via this link.
The iRTG provides on-board fellowships, each with a duration of 3 months.
Overview of all projects
project A1: Magnetic resonance imaging with photo-CIDNP signal enhancement
PhD position A1-1 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with background in NMR methodology with interest in imaging of biological samples. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PostDoc position, Leipzig (The application deadline for this job posting was July 31, 2023)
project A2: Distances by site-specific DNP for biomolecular structure determination
PhD position A2-1 (Rostock): We are looking for a candidate with experience in EPR or NMR spectroscopy and interest in dynamic nuclear polarization and magnetic resonance-based distance modeling. The PhD project will involve DNP on proteins tagged with paramagnetic metal ions as well as methods development in site-specific DNP. (The application deadline for this job position was July 23, 2023)
PhD position A2-2 (Leipzig): We are looking for a candidate with background in structural biology and NMR spectroscopy and interest in computation. The PhD project will involve NMR on proteins tagged with paramagnetic metal ions as well as method development in molecular dynamics simulations that shall be used to refine protein structures from paramagnetic NMR data. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position at RWTH Aachen, research group of Prof. Thomas Wiegand: We are searching for a candidate with interest in solid-state NMR spectroscopy and applications to biological systems. Furthermore, an interest in computation and NMR on proteins tagged with paramagnetic metal ions is required. A particular focus of the position will be to derive long-range distance restraints from paramagnetic solid-state NMR allowing to model biomolecular complexes. (The application deadline for this job position was September 1, 2023)
project A3: Solid-state photo-CIDNP NMR applying flavin systems
A3-1 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with background in preparative organic chemistry, in particular in the synthesis of peptides (solution and solid phase synthesis) and interest in flavin chemistry. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
A3-2 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with background in molecular spectroscopy with interest in solid-state NMR on biological samples. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project A4: Magneto-detection by CISS-based hybrid interfaces
PhD position A4-1 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with background in magnetism and experience in magnetic thin film deposition as well as structural and magnetic characterization techniques. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position A4-2 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with a background in solid-state or statistical physics and solid programming knowledge, ideally in C++, with interest in large-scale parallel computation for the development and application of a simulation code molecular self-organization on surfaces. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project A5: Suppressing nuclear spin relaxation by light-driven switching of multi-spin DNP agents
PhD position A5-1 (Rostock): We are looking for a candidate with experience in EPR or NMR spectroscopy and interest in dynamic nuclear polarization and quantum-mechanical description of spin relaxation. The PhD project will involve DNP with paramagnetic metal ions as well as methods development in electron-decoupled NMR. (The application deadline for this job position is July 23, 2023)
project B1: Development and characterization of self-assembled container molecules for triplet dynamic nuclear polarization
PhD position B1-1 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with a (master) degree in physics/chemistry and with experience and interest in optical spectroscopy, EPR and NMR-spectroscopy, analytical chemistry in general, mass spectrometry, and inorganic chemistry. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B1-2 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with a (master) degree in chemistry and with experience and interest in the synthesis, spectroscopic and structural characterization of macrocyclic coordination compounds. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project B2: Systematically designed polypeptides to explore the CISS effect
PhD position B2-1 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with a strong background in both quantum physics and structured scientific programming with C++ and/or python to develop and implement algorithms for including spin-orbit- and spin-orbital-interactions in electronic transport across molecules and their interfaces with the environment. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project B3: Chiral nanoclusters for spin hyperpolarization upon photoexcitation
PhD position B3-1 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with background in optical spectroscopies or magnetism to investigate the chiral-induced spin selectivity in thin layers of chiral molecules and nanoclusters. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B3-2 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with strong background in molecular inorganic chemistry and with practical experience in the field of synthesis and characterization of metal oxido clusters of main group elements, knowledge in the field of fabrication of organic-inorganic hybrid materials and thin films and expertise in the field of characterization of metal oxido clusters and thin films such as XRDP, SC-XRD, ESI-mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, SEM, UV-Vis, NMR spectroscopy. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project B4: Porous materials for pumping nuclear hyperpolarization of small molecules
PhD position B4-1 (Leipzig): We are looking for a candidate with practical experience and interest in chemical synthesis, particularly in preparation of functionalized MOFs and their characterization by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B4-2 (Leipzig): We are seeking a candidate with experience in molecular spectroscopy, preferably magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and interest in pulsed EPR spectroscopy and its application to MOF materials. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B4-3 (Leipzig): We are looking for a candidate with background in Optically Pumped Nuclear Polarization (ONP), NMR, Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR) or experience in optical labs with fun in upgrading experimental setups and Python programming. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project B5: Block cooligomers for spin filtering and transport across all-organic interfaces
PhD position B5-1 (Munich): We are searching for a candidate with background in theoretical physics or a related discipline. This project aims at simulating the spin dynamics and understanding spin relaxation in organic materials and how this is affected by charge transport. To this end, we will develop models which are combined with the electronic parameters of the organic materials and perform simulations of the electron- and spin dynamics. This project is expected to provide a microscopic picture of coupled spin-charge-dynamics with important insights to spin relaxation phenomena. (The application deadline for this job position was July 15, 2023)
PhD position B5-2 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with background in transport or magnetotransport with interest in organic spintronics. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B5-3 (Chemnitz): We are searching for a candidate with profound knowledge in polymer chemistry, polymer characterization, methods of molecular characterization, basic knwoledge in polymer analytics and interest in organic synthesis. (The application deadline for this job position was August 1, 2023)
project B6: Molecular thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters and their spin-dynamics
PhD position B6-1 (Chemnitz): We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in semiconductor physics and the thermodynamics of radiative recombination. Experience in optical spectroscopy with lasers is required. Programming in Python to control the experiments is advantageous. We are looking forward to applicants with strong interest in OLEDs and spin research. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
PhD position B6-2 (Augsburg): We are searching for a candidate with a background in electronic structure calculations with interest in the description of electronically excited states in molecular systems and in the modelling of processes in electronically excited states. (The application deadline for this job position is August 13, 2023.)
project B7: Flavomaquettes with observer spin label for hyperpolarized EPR
3 PhD positions (Leipzig), B7-1, B7-2 & B7-3: We are looking for three students for an interdisciplinary project involving methods from biochemistry/molecular biology, biophysics/spectroscopy and computational structural biology. Students are expected to be proficient in at least one of these areas and should have strong interest in the others. (The application deadline for this job position was July 18, 2023)
project B8: Design and application of novel TADF compounds for triplet–triplet upconverting photocatalysis
PhD position B8-1 (Leipzig): We are searching for a candidate with a strong background in organic synthesis in interest in photocatalysis. If you are interested in a PhD position in Kirsten Zeitler‘s research group, please find the contact details via this link.
project Z1: Central administration and coordination
Administrator for budgetary matters (Leipzig), subproject Z1. The application deadline for this job posting is August 11, 2023.
project Z2: Peptide Factory
PostDoc position, Leipzig (The application deadline for this job posting was July 25, 2023)
Technical Assistant (Leipzig). The application adeadline for this job position was August 15, 2023.
project iRTG: Integrated research training group
The iRTG provides on-board fellowships, each with a duration of 3 months.