Facts
- Number of employees
- 1.500
- Category
- Postdoc
- Location
- Germany, Saxony, Görlitz
- Area of responsibility
- Academia and research, Research, Chemistry, Physics
- Start date (earliest)
- 15.05.2026
- Duration
- 2 years
- Full/Part-time
- full time
- Remuneration
- TVöD Bund
- Remote work
- Partially possible
- Working language and expected level
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- English ( Fluent in speech and writing )
- Homepage
- https://www.hzdr.de
- Career website
- https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77377
Requirements
- Qualification
- PhD
- Field of study
- Chemistry, Physics
Apply
- Application deadline
- 16.04.2026
- Reference number
- 2026/43
- Application documents
- cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.
- Online
- https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77377
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Theoretical Chemistry / Electronic Structure Methods
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.
With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a German-Polish research center for data-intensive digital systems research.
CASUS is looking for a
Tasks
- Development of high-accuracy atomistic models using efficient electronic structure methods, particularly for large-scale systems
- Deepening the understanding of strongly correlated electron systems and real-space correlation techniques
- Development and implementation of modern theoretical approaches
- Application of high-performance computing (HPC) in quantum chemistry and materials science
Requirements
- Completed university studies (PhD) in the field of Physic, Chemistry or a related field
- Advanced and in-depth knowledge of electronic structure theory
- Strong and highly developed expertise in density functional theory (DFT), including the development and analysis of modern functionals
- Solid background in electronic structure theory and quantum chemical methods
- Extensive and specialized experience with advanced real-space correlation techniques
- Advanced and practical competencies in high-performance computing (HPC) for applications in quantum chemistry
- Independent and structured working style, as well as the ability to work in a team
- Programming skills in Fortran, Python, and/or C
- Experience with common scientific software e.g. CP2K
- Experience working with HPC systems
- Excellent fluency in English
What we offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
How to apply
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77377