Auf einen Blick
- Aufgaben: Führe automatisierte Experimente zur Kontrolle von Metallabbau mit KI-gesteuerten Robotern durch.
- Unternehmen: Forschungszentrum mit internationalem Netzwerk und modernster technischer Infrastruktur.
- Vorteile: 6 Wochen Urlaub, flexible Arbeitszeiten, Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten und soziale Leistungen.
- Weitere Informationen: Dynamisches Umfeld mit vielfältigen Karrieremöglichkeiten und einem familienfreundlichen Arbeitsplatz.
- Warum dieser Job: Gestalte die Zukunft der Materialwissenschaften und arbeite an innovativen Projekten.
- Qualifikationen: Doktorgrad in Chemie oder verwandten Bereichen und Erfahrung in experimenteller Forschung.
Das prognostizierte Gehalt liegt zwischen 49500 - 60500 € pro Jahr.
Post-Doc position: AI-Driven Robotic Experimentation for Controlling Metal Degradation
Metal degradation can be a boon or a bane, depending on the application and on how well we can control it.
A corroding car component is a safety risk.
A biodegradable metal implant that dissolves at exactly the right rate spares patients a second surgery.
An aqueous battery lives or dies depending on what happens at its electrodes.
At the Department of Electrochemistry and Big Data we unravel degradation pathways of light metals used in structural applications, medical devices and aqueous batteries.
For these applications, degradation can be controlled using tailored electrolyte additives.
The chemical space of possible additives is virtually infinite, so we do not test one-by-one.
We run a robotic, high-throughput testing platform coupled with machine learning and AI agents that help to decide which experiment to run next.
Join us to build the self-driving laboratory of corrosion science.
We are offering a 2-year Post-Doctoral position, as soon as possible, in the quickly developing field of robotic experimentation in materials science.
The position is full-time (39 h/week) and will be located in Hereon's main campus, in Geesthacht (near Hamburg).
We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
We particularly encourage qualified women to apply.
- Run and extend automated experimental workflows on our robotic platform to test how light alloys respond to electrolytes of increasing complexity
- Discover high-performing organic and inorganic compounds that control degradation for structural and biomedical applications
- Work side by side with computational scientists to build structure-property models, and use AI agents to accelerate screening
- Uncover the mechanisms behind effective degradation control, and turn them into design rules for pre-selecting promising compounds
- Publish your results in leading journals, present at international conferences, write project reports and contribute to open, FAIR datasets
Your profile
- A completed master's and Ph D degree in chemistry, electrochemistry, materials science, computational materials science or a related field
- Solid experimental skills in chemical laboratories and confidence in quantitative data analysis using appropriate software
- Experience with corrosion, electrochemical methods or light alloys (Mg, Al, Zn)
- Experience with lab automation, electronic lab notebooks, FAIR data, databases or machine learning
- Curiosity about automation and AI, and motivation to work at the interface of experiment and computation
- Very good English, knowledge of the German language is preferred but not mandatory, we support language learning
- Access to state-of-the-art (robotic) labs, unique scientific and technical infrastructure
- Access to a large international research and industrial network
- Funding for conferences, summer schools and courses needed or research stays
- An exciting and varied job in a research center with around 1,000 employees from more than 60 nations
- An International Welcome Office with guest accommodation
- 6 weeks holiday per year; company holidays between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Social benefits under the collective agreement for the German public sector and remuneration up to pay grade 13 (Entg O Bund)
- A well-connected research campus, good networking opportunities, a subsidized Deutschlandticket (job ticket) subject to certain conditions, and charging facilities for electric vehicles
- Individual opportunities for further training
- An excellent technical infrastructure and modern workplace equipment
- A family-friendly working environment with childcare options, e. g. a daycare center close to the workplace
- Workplace health promotion programmes, e. g. an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A varied canteen offering on campus
Severely disabled persons and those equaling severely disabled persons who are equally suitable for the position will be considered preferentially within the framework of legal requirements.
reference number 1085 - 2026/MO 6 until 03 December, 2026.
Post-Doc position: AI-Driven Robotic Experimentation for Controlling Metal Degradation Arbeitgeber: Hereon
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