At TU Dresden the Research Training Group “Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites” (GRK 2430) funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) welcomes applications for up to
9 Research Associates / PhD Positions
(subject to personal qualifications, employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)
starting 01.11.2018, for a three-year program (max. until 30.04.2023). The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position aims at obtaining further academic qualification (e.g. PhD). This major project is focused on basic research and will be completed in collaboration with the Leibnitz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V..
Tasks: Obtaining independent and cooperative qualification through scientific research within one of the PhD projects offered by the Research Training Group GRK 2430 (for more information, see https://tu-dresden.de/ing/forschung/grk2430); Training in the subject-specific scientific and engineering fields of the PhD project through literature studies and by further specifying individual objectives; Working on the individual doctoral project in close collaboration with other GRK members (fellow students and supervisors); Conducting experiments, drawing conclusions and interpreting results; Sharing results on an internal GRK exchange platform; Elaboration and presentation of newly attained knowledge in the respective field of research; Participation in lectures and workshops according to the guidelines of the GRK agenda; Supporting scientific graduation theses (Bachelor/Master/Diploma) within the respective field of research; Regular reporting on individual research progress to the corresponding supervisors; Publishing of research results in the form of individual or joint publications in scientific journals and at conferences; Cooperative maintenance of the exchange platform (database, information pages, etc.); Summarizing the individual research results of the PhD project in the form of a dissertation, submitted within the time limit of 3 years.