[20090822] PhD position on Metal oxides at high pressures at Darmstadt, Germany

1 PhD position (The position is available immediately).

The Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften of the Technische Universität Darmstadt offers a PhD position within the project funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation) Focused Programme Oxides, carbides and nitrides at extremely high pressures and temperatures focused on metal oxides.

The successful candidate is expected to have a sound knowledge at least in one of the following areas:

  • inorganic synthesis (sol-gel, hydrothermal, solid-state etc)
  • structural characterisation
  • high-pressure high-temperature synthesis

We pay standard German salary (BAT 2a/2).

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae (including the title of master or diploma thesis and copies of certificates, as well as list of publications - if any) to Dr. Aleksander Gurlo, or to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf Riedel.