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PhD Student (f / m / d) Microstructure modelling and upscaling

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)Freiberg

Vor 30+ Tagen

Stellenbeschreibung

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for ResourceTechnology (HIF), innovative technologies are developed to improve extraction and recycling of mineral and metal-bearing raw materials in an environmentally friendly way.

The Department of Modelling and Evaluation of the HIF is looking for a PhD Student (f / m / d) Microstructure modelling and upscaling. This is a joint position with the Department of Actinide Thermodynamics of the Institute of Resource Ecology.

Your tasks

Development of methods for the mathematical and computational modelling of rock microstructure
Learning or fitting of microstructure models from measured data
Methods for upscaling models for usage in reactive transport codes
Preparation of publications to scientific journals and presentation of results in conferences
Cooperation within the two supporting departments, institutes and the center

Your profile

Completed university studies (Master / Diploma) in the field of applied mathematics, statistics, mathematical geosciences or related field

Understanding of stochastics, ideally knowledge of stochastic geometry, geostatistics and / or spatial statistics

Basic knowledge of (geo)chemical processes will be of advantage

Good interdisciplinary communication skills

Excited about working as a team player in a group of multidisciplinary scientists

Structured and solution-oriented working style, analytical thinking and above-average commitment

Good programming skills in a high-level data science language (e.g. R / python / julia)

Sufficient programming skills in a low-level programming language (e.g. C / C++ / Fortran / java...)

Excellent English skills

Our offer

A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment

Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities

A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found

Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)

We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours

Numerous company health management offerings

Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits

An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas / transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.

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