DLR-DAAD Doctoral Fellowship Nr. 568: Optimized Thermoelectric Materials design by digital twinning and machine learning

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 11,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

Our Institute for Materials Research in Cologne offers a

Nr. 568: Optimized Thermoelectric Materials design by digital twinning and machine learning

What to expect:

Thermoelectric devices are highly versatile solid-state devices that can be used for energy conversion and temperature control by Peltier heat pumps. They can thus serve to optimize thermal management of batteries or fuel cells in hybrid-electric cars or to improve systems efficiency of combustion drives fed by renewable fuels. The device performance of a thermoelectric generator or heat pump is governed by the properties of the thermoelectric materials, thermal boundary conditions, device geometry as well as interface effects and loss mechanisms.

For further advancement of these devices and efficient optimization, modelling support complementing experimental work is indispensable. The fellowship dedicated to these problematics shall therefore address:

What we expect from you:

What we offer:

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

Further information:

Starting date: As soon as possible
Type of employment: Full-time

Contact:
Dr. Johannes de Boor

E-Mail: Johannes.deBoor@dlr.de