Talents Community - Technician (m / f / d) at HIPOLE Jena

Talents Community - Technician (m/f/d) at HIPOLE Jena

Reference no.: HI 2025/11

Achieving climate neutrality within the next 20 years necessitates an innovation boost for the development of highly efficient, scalable, low-cost, and sustainably produced energy technologies. Polymer materials play a central role in this process.HIPOLE deeply integrates and expands world-class expertise in polymer chemistry, materials science, high-throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence with complementary expertise in inorganic/hybrid materials, scalable devices, and advanced characterization.
You have the chance to support our young Helmholtz Institute as a technician (m/f/d)with your ideas and expertise. Your responsibilities include the assembly and characterization of polymer-based batteries (such as polymer redox-flow batteries or printable thin-film batteries), using our institute’s state-of-the-art equipment and advanced technologies.
For more information, please visit: Homepage – HIPOLE Jena .

• Processing of battery materials (e.g., preparation of electrodes) as well as assembly of various battery cell types and systems (e.g., coin cells, Swagelok cells, pouch cells, redox-flow cells)
• Physical and electrochemical characterization of battery materials and cells, e.g., via impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and charge/discharge experiments
• Responsibility for support and maintenance of laboratory equipment and technical devices
• Contribution to method development for characterization
• Support in the procurement and setup of equipment, including consumables
• Responsibility for general order and cleanliness in the laboratory

Your Profile

• Completed vocational training as a technical assistant (CTA/PTA) or a comparable professional qualification
• Proven experience in the assembly and characterization of battery cells
• Very good knowledge of electrochemistry
• Strong technical understanding and willingness to familiarize with new topics
• General computer skills, including Windows and Office
• Good written and spoken English skills

Talents Community - Technician (m/f/d) at HIPOLE Jena

Reference no.: HI 2025/11

Achieving climate neutrality within the next 20 years necessitates an innovation boost for the development of highly efficient, scalable, low-cost, and sustainably produced energy technologies. Polymer materials play a central role in this process.HIPOLE deeply integrates and expands world-class expertise in polymer chemistry, materials science, high-throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence with complementary expertise in inorganic/hybrid materials, scalable devices, and advanced characterization.
You have the chance to support our young Helmholtz Institute as a technician (m/f/d)with your ideas and expertise. Your responsibilities include the assembly and characterization of polymer-based batteries (such as polymer redox-flow batteries or printable thin-film batteries), using our institute’s state-of-the-art equipment and advanced technologies.
For more information, please visit: Homepage – HIPOLE Jena .

Your Tasks

• Processing of battery materials (e.g., preparation of electrodes) as well as assembly of various battery cell types and systems (e.g., coin cells, Swagelok cells, pouch cells, redox-flow cells)
• Physical and electrochemical characterization of battery materials and cells, e.g., via impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and charge/discharge experiments
• Responsibility for support and maintenance of laboratory equipment and technical devices
• Contribution to method development for characterization
• Support in the procurement and setup of equipment, including consumables
• Responsibility for general order and cleanliness in the laboratory

Your Profile

• Completed vocational training as a technical assistant (CTA/PTA) or a comparable professional qualification
• Proven experience in the assembly and characterization of battery cells
• Very good knowledge of electrochemistry
• Strong technical understanding and willingness to familiarize with new topics
• General computer skills, including Windows and Office
• Good written and spoken English skills

You demonstrate a high level of motivation, initiative, and willingness to engage with a wide range of tasks. You are characterized by strong teamwork skills, reliability, independence, and good communication abilities. You enjoy working in an interdisciplinary, international team within a diverse and dynamic environment.

Your Benefits

• International/diversity-sensitive working environment at a Helmholtz Institute in the science city of Jena
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of novel materials and technological solutions for a climate-neutral future together with top international researchers
• Career-enhancing networking opportunities and individual support and assistance programmes
• Good work-life balance through counselling services on family and career and flexible working time models: flextime, part-time
• 30 days paid leave
• Health management, company pension scheme (VBL), subsidy for the Deutschlandticket/Jobticket
• Long-term prospects, opportunities for further development/training programmes
• Payment in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund)

The employment contract is limited to 24 months. There is the possibility of extending the contract.

The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

At the newly founded Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications Jena (HIPOLE) in Jena HZB and Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU Jena)/Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)join forces in the field of energy storage and conversion.Join us and help us achieve our goal!Find out more on our website or the website of the HZB .

Climate change poses serious challenges to the whole world.At Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), we are researching materials for a climate-neutral future.1,400 employees from all over the world work together to achieve this goal at the site in Berlin.