Doctoral Student Electrochemistry, Electrodialysis

At Evonik, a globally active chemical company, you work at the intersection of the most important technologies and industries. The position is fixed-term for two years. Please upload one combined document with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter, Bachelor's/Master's certificate including grade overviews, and proof of enrollment) in PDF format.

• Development, optimization and scaling of electrolysis and electrodialysis processes for industrial applications
• Planning, execution and evaluation of laboratory, pilot-plant and pilot tests
• Design and assessment of electrolyzers, electrodialysis stacks and related process components
• Analysis of electrochemical, process engineering and economic relationships to improve process performance and energy efficiency
• Development of new concepts for separation, recovery of valuable materials and chemical production using membrane-based processes
• Carrying out data analyses and creating technical reports and presentations
• Collaboration with internal and external partners from research, development, production and engineering, and supervision of interns and master's students
• Support in transferring new technologies from laboratory scale to industrial application

• Successfully completed Master's degree in process engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrochemistry or a comparable field
• Experience in electrolysis, electrodialysis, membrane technology or related electrochemical processes
• Knowledge of experimental design, data analysis and process modeling
• Understanding of process engineering apparatus and plants
• Very good written and spoken German and English
• Structured and independent way of working as well as strong analytical skills
• Teamwork skills and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Committed team player with initiative and creativity, combined with the willingness to learn new things and contribute their strengths