Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in als Postdoc (m/w/d)

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We are a university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences as well as economics, human sciences and medicine. We offer excellent study and working conditions to 13,000 students from Germany and abroad as well as approx. 3,000 employees.

We are looking for dedicated friendly individuals to support us in our scientific activities in the field of research on the fascinating and modern area of soft matter in our department “Theory of Soft Matter / Biophysics”, sharing our enthusiasm in working in this area.

Job description:

• Scientific work on a project funded by the European Union and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (EFRE) with the aim of reducing weight and mechanically optimizing soft elastic materials by strategically incorporating hollow deformable inclusions
• Development and application of theoretical-analytical methods of calculation to characterize the interaction of hollow inclusions with continuous elastic environments or of numerical simulation methods to optimize the desired material behavior
• Achieving defined milestones in the funded project
• Reporting on research results and publishing them in high-quality journals with scientific quality assurance
• Prospectively interactions with regionally based companies regarding research content, methods, and results

Requirements profile:

• At the time of hiring, a very well completed scientific university degree (diploma/master) and an at least very good doctorate (equivalent of German “magna cum laude”) in physics or in a field where comparable theoretical-analytical and numerical skills of calculation are taught
• Proven research experience with field descriptions, where particularly classical continuum mechanics (hydrodynamics/fluid mechanics and/or elasticity theory) offers advantages
• In this context proven theoretical-analytical experience of calculation or proven numerical experience with simulation methods (ideally also with statistical simulation methods such as simulated annealing) applied and/or developed during scientific research
• Very good German and at least good English skills in both written and spoken form, or very good English skills in both written and spoken form

For further information about the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Andreas Menzel via phone (Tel.: +49 (0)931/67-57490) or via email a(dot)menzel(at)ovgu(dot)de.

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Please send your complete application (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates, references) by January 19, 2025 using the online application portal.