Integrated Research Training Group of Transregional Collaborative Research Center 234 "Catalight"
Information about the programme and the application process
Illustration of the research done in the graduate programme
CataLight is a transregional collaborative research centre devoted to the fundamental study of the interactions of light-driven molecular catalysts with soft matter matrices. Striving towards the use of solar energy to drive chemical reactions, such as the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen, our vision is the chemical design of artificial chloroplasts.
CataLight‘s Integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) fosters the personal development of its members, promotes their scientific expertise, ensures further education and exposure to new research environments and concepts, and assists in network building. A visiting scientist program, short-term incoming and outgoing scholarships as well as an exchange program between the transregional CataLight labs are further tools to broaden the horizon beyond the realms of the own discipline.
As CataLight is highly interdisciplinary at the interface between chemistry, physics and materials science, the support by the iRTG is tailored to the individual background of the researchers. Specific training is not only devoted to scientific skills, but also to communication, presentation, writing, teaching, funding acquisition as well as project/personnel management. We are convinced, that these skills are indispensable for young researchers to successfully start their career in academia, industry or elsewhere.
Scientific Keywords
Photocatalysis, polymer chemistry, coordination chemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry of materials, theoretical chemistry, optical spectroscopy, material characterisation, electrochemistry, chemical engineering, didactics of chemistry
Participating Faculties of University of Jena
Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Cooperation partners
Ulm University, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, University of Vienna
Preferred language: English
Current number of doctoral candidates: 54
How can I become a doctoral candidate? What is the method of selection?
Job offers can be found at www.catalight.eu. Potential candidates send their application to the respective group leader together with a cover and motivation letter, CV, a list of two referees and academic transcripts by e-mail.
Are there fixed dates to apply?
Applications to our job offers are possible at any time.
Are there possibilities to be funded in this programme?
We offer regularly funded positions (see job offers) as well as scholarships for master students, PhD students and postdocs (3-6 months)
Interesting for graduates of the following subjects:
Chemists, Physicists, Materials Scientists, Chemical Engineers, Biochemists, Bioinformaticians
Prospective degree
Dr. rer. nat., Dr. Ing.
Contact
TRR/SFB 234 CATALIGHT
Helmholtzweg 4
07743 Jena
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Dietzek / Dr. Martin Schulz
catalight@uni-jena.de
www.catalight.eu