Postdoc (w/m/d) for Electrochemical CO- Separation at HIPOLE Jena

Overview

Postdoc (w/m/d) for Electrochemical CO₂ Separation at HIPOLE Jena

Reference no.: HI 2025/9

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 Jena integrates and expands world-class expertise in polymer chemistry, materials science, high-throughput experiments, and artificial intelligence with complementary expertise in inorganic/hybrid materials, scalable components, and advanced characterization.

We are looking for a Postdoc (f/m/d) for our location in Jena, starting January 1, 2026. You will have the opportunity to support our young institute with your ideas and expertise right from the start and will work with researchers from all over the world to contribute to the development of a climate-friendly future. The position is assigned to the PolyCapture project and is within the department of Prof. Dr. M. Oschatz, with the following thematic focus:

Responsibilities

• Sustainable chemistry – electrochemical extraction of CO 2 as raw material for polymers
• Synthesis and chemical modification of redox-active polymers (e.g., polyanthrachinones)
• Synthesis and structural characterization of carbon-polymer hybrid materials
• Assembly of a measurement setup and electrochemical testing of CO 2 separation from gas mixtures on the basis of redox-active polymers
• Summary, presentation and publication of the results (in English language)

Your Profile

• PhD in Chemistry or Materials Science
• Distinct and proved experience in Materials Chemistry and/or Electrochemistry
• Experience with analytical methods for materials characterization
• Very good knowledge in electrochemistry and sorption
• Very good written and spoken English skills

Other qualifications

You demonstrate a high level of motivation, initiative, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to familiarize yourself with a wide range of tasks. You are characterized by your teamwork skills, reliability, independence, and communication abilities.

• 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, hybrid working
• 30 days paid leave
• Health management, company pension scheme (VBL), subsidy for the Deutschlandticket/Jobticket
• Payment in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund)

Fixed term contract for 24 months. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by . For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.

We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women’s representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.

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.

CONTACT

Anne Kürschner

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