Positions in DFG-Funded Projects

The goal of this research training group is to analyze the evolution of genomes in sexual and asexual organisms in animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms  to provide a better understanding of the “paradox of sex” in nature. 

The task of this postdoc will be mainly to guide and coordinate synthesis papers, to develop analysis pipelines, train PhD students in specific workshops and courses, and to develop overarching meta-analyses and joint papers, and present results in talks and at conferences.

TU Ilmenau offers three PhD positions within the DFG Priority Program SPP 2477 “Nitrides4Future – Novel Materials and Device Concepts” starting on 01.01.2026. The research topics focus on experimentally gaining comprehensive knowledge of optical properties, properties of the electronic structure, and electro-optical properties of the innovative novel d-electron element containing group-three nitride compounds, e.g. [(Sc,Y,La ),(Al,Ga,In)]N. Ferroelectric electro-optical switches shall be developed. The work will be in close collaboration with the PhD student working on fundamental solid-state theory of the same materials.

TU Ilmenau offers three PhD positions within the DFG Priority Program SPP 2477 “Nitrides4Future – Novel Materials and Device Concepts” starting on 01.01.2026. The announced position is within the joint sub-project “Exploring the upper limits of piezoelectric polarization in ternary metal nitrides” with Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. The research topics focus on the MBE growth of [(Sc,Y,La),(Al,Ga,In)]N and experimental investigation with respect to structural, elastic, and electronic properties as well as their long-term stability.