Postdoc (m/f/d) for organic / polymer-based redox-flow-batteries at HIPOLE Jena

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB); Berlin; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Networking opportunities

Flexible working time

30 days paid leave

Health management

Pension scheme (VBL)

Deutsche/Jobticket subsidy

TVöD-Bund pay

Job summary

We are seeking a Postdoc (m/f/d) at our Jena site to advance organic/polymer-based redox-flow-battery technologies. You will join a multidisciplinary team, contribute to synthesis, assembly, and electrochemical characterization of novel materials, and present findings in English.

The role emphasizes collaboration, rigorous analysis, and timely publication in high-impact venues. The position is fixed-term for 24 months within the TVöD-Bund framework, offering a competitive research environment

Qualifications

• Completed PhD in polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, or a related field.
• Extensive and proven experience in organic chemistry and/or polymer chemistry.
• Experience with analytical methods for polymer characterization.
• General computer skills, including Windows and Office.
• Very good knowledge of electrochemistry.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize and characterize novel molecules and polymers for organic/polymer-based redox-flow-batteries.
• Develop and evaluate active materials for organic/polymer-based redox-flow batteries.
• Assemble and electrochemically characterize polymer redox-flow batteries; document results in English.

Skills

Electrochemistry

Polymer chemistry

Analytical methods

English skills

Windows & MS Office

Education

PhD in polymer chemistry or electrochemistry

Tools

Windows

MS Office

Job description

Postdoc (m/f/d) for organic / polymer-based redox-flow-batteries at HIPOLE Jena

Reference no.: HI 2026/13

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. Energy storage and conversion materials, particularly sustainable batteries, play a central role in this context.

We are looking for a research associate /Postdoc (m/f/d) for our site in Jena, Germany. You will have the chance to support our young institute with your ideas and expertise from the very beginning and will collaborate with researchers from all over the world to contribute to the development of a climate-friendly future. The research focus will be in the field of sustainable polymer research with a focus on polymers for energy applications, working on the following topic:

• Organic and polymer-based redox-flow-batteries focusing on the development of new active materials
• Synthesis and characterization of novel molecules and polymers for use in organic / polymer-based redox-flow-batteries
• Assembly and electrochemical characterization of polymer redox flow batteries
• Summary, presentation and publication of the results (in English language)

Your Profile

• Completed PhD in polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, or a related field
• Extensive and proven experience in organic chemistry and/or polymer chemistry
• Experience with analytical methods for polymer characterization
• General computer skills, including Windows and Office
• Very good knowledge of electrochemistry
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

• Completed PhD in polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, or a related field
• Extensive and proven experience in organic chemistry and/or polymer chemistry
• Experience with analytical methods for polymer characterization
• General computer skills, including Windows and Office
• Very good knowledge of electrochemistry
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

You demonstrate a high level of commitment, initiative, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to familiarize yourself with diverse areas of responsibility. You stand out due to your teamwork skills, reliability, independence, and communication abilities (including proficiency in English).

Your Benefits at HZB

• International/diversity-sensitive working environment at a Helmholtz Institute
• 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: Flexitime, 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).

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.