6 PhD positions / 1 Postdoc for the PhD Graduate School WERA "Phosphorus Recovery from Wastewater"

Internetchemie; Kaiserslautern; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Jobbeschreibung

PhD topics in WERA

The following PhD topics are available, which are explained in more detail by clicking on the topics (on rptu.de/wera):

In Chemistry

• A3: Development of a flow process for P removal from wastewater using polymeric adsorbers
  Supervisor: Prof. Stefan Kubik

In Process Engineering

• B1: Thermodynamic modeling of the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater
  Supervisor: Prof. Fabian Jirasek
• B4: Investigation of precipitation and crystallization processes in phosphorus recovery using experimental and numerical methods
  Supervisor: Prof. Sergiy Antonyuk
• C2: Experimental investigation and modeling of an adsorption/desorption process for the separation of P from wastewater
  Supervisor: Prof. Erik von Harbou

In Wastewater Engineering

• D1: Adsorption and ion-exchange for combined phosphorus elimination and recovery
  Supervisor: Prof. Heidrun Steinmetz
• D3: Iron removal and recovery from sewage sludge using zeolites and integrated resource recovery
  Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Carlo Morandi

Your profile

Prerequisite for the PhD position is a Master's degree (or equivalent) in engineering, chemistry or physics. Further requirements can be found in the links for the respective doctoral topics.

Your benefits

PhD study in WERA takes 4 years in a close cooperation between PhD students and interdisciplinary professors team. WERA’s study concept includes summer schools, keynote lectures given by internationally renowned scientists, topic-specific courses and interdisciplinary workshops as well as offers for visit of international research institutes. Due to a comprehensive scientific education of WERA you will obtain a highly qualified expertise in the promising fields of resource recovery and environmental technology.

Your application

Please send by 31.01.2026 complete application documents:

• Letter of motivation that prioritizes one of the PhD topics of WERA
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of your degree certificate (Bachelor, Master or equivalent) with full academic transcripts

directly to the supervisors of PhD topics (contact see rptu.de/wera/team). You can contact the spokesperson Prof. Sergiy Antonyuk ([e-mail]) for general questions about PhD Graduate School.

About RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau

The RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is the technical university of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate with over 20,000 students, more than 300 professors and around 160 degree programmes. As a place of top-level international research, it offers excellent working conditions and career opportunities. Those who study, research or work at RPTU experience a welcoming and globally-oriented environment and shape the future.

The PhD Graduate School GRK 2908 is supported financially by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with funds from the German states and the federal government of Germany.