For the initial funding phase (April 2025 - December 2028), the TRR404 offers several PhD and Postdoc positions with starting dates from April 1, 2025 onwards. All vacancies can be found here: https://cfaed.tu-dresden.de/trr-vacancies.
For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.
At TUD the TRR404 offers the following position as
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
starting April 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to 36 months. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD). Balancing family and career is an important issue. The position is generally suitable for candidates seeking part-time employment. Please indicate your request in your application.
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
Activities and responsibilities
Project: C01 3D Architecture Schemes and Processes
Project Leader: Prof. Thomas Mikolajick (Chair of Nanoelectronics)
Terms: 100% of the full-time weekly hours.
Tasks: The PhD student will carry out experiments in the Dresden cleanrooms regarding contact schemes for two-terminal devices and transistors, characterize the devices electrically, and support collaborations with all groups across the projects in close collaboration with colleagues at TUD and RWTH Aachen.
Requirements: Excellent university degree (master or comparable) in Electrical Engineering.
Qualification profile
- above-average degree achieved in short study period
- willingness and ability to think beyond the boundaries of your field, to act in an international and diverse environment and to live an open and constructive communication
- strong analytic and problem-solving skills, creativity
- an independent, target- and solution-driven work attitude
- fluency in English, knowledge of German would be a plus
We offer
In addition, TUD offers: employment in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement for the public service of the Länder (TV-L); an individual assignment of the collective agreement experience level taking into account your previous professional experience; 30 days annual vacation and annual bonus payment (restrictions apply); additional pension scheme (VBL); very good accessibility by public transport; car parking facilities; state-of-the-art buildings with labs equipped to a high technical standard; a wide range of offers for health promotion and for the compatibility of family and career; numerous opportunities for further training, including language courses, IT courses and other courses.
TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university and offers a Dual Career Service. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment.
Please submit your application including a motivation letter, CV, copy of degree certificate, transcript of grades (i.e., the official list of coursework including your grades) and proof of English language skills, by February 14, 2025 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies), as a single pdf file quoting the reference number TRR404-TUD-C01 in the subject header via email or to: TU Dresden, cfaed/TRR404, Frau Dr. Schneider, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.
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