The research group for fuel cell and lithium battery separator membranes
of the MPI for Polymer Research offers a PhD position in the field of phase-separated multiblock copolymers.
The influence of block copolymer composition on the morphology and separator properties of the membranes is the topic.
Good skills in organic chemistry and basic knowledge in polymer chemistry and physics are preconditions.

The Synthetic Chemistry department of Prof. Klaus Müllen in the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, offers a Ph.D. position. The research work is focused on the following areas: organic field-effect transistors and related opto- and nanoelectronic devices, supramolecular organization, liquid crystalline materials, novel processing methods of organic semiconductors. The project has a strong interdisciplinary character and contains a broad spectrum of modern characterization techniques, e.g. conductivity measurements in glovebox conditions, X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, etc. Therefore, the applicant should possess sound understanding in material science and physical chemistry and should also have excellent communication skills in English.
For further details: Dr. Wojciech Pisula, e-mail: pisula@mpip-mainz.mpg.de

The new Max Planck Graduate Center (MPGC) offers an advanced PhD program in interdisciplinary research topics to excellent candidates from all over the world.

The Max Planck Research Group for Organic Optoelectronics is currently looking for excellent and highly motivated PhD candidates (m/f) with a background in Physics, Chemistry or Material Science. Current research projects focus on the preparation and characterisation of organic solar cells. This includes not only the optimisation of the efficiency of novel donor-acceptor blends but also further experiments devoted to a deeper understanding of the solid state morphology of the blends and the characterisation of charge generation and recombination processes by time-resolved photoluminescence and absorption spectroscopy.

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Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
Personalabteilung
Postfach 3148
D-55021 Mainz

International Max Planck Research School for Polymer Materials Science (IMPRS-PRS)