Scientist (PostDoc) Position

The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of the most internationally renowned institutes. More than 400 employees in 5 scientific departments conduct and facilitate top-level research on historic grounds in Berlin-Dahlem, which is unique worldwide. We currently offer a Scientist (PostDoc) Position (f/m/d) - X-ray Spectroscopic Measurements on Active Catalyst Surfaces in Gas Phases and Liquids. The Department of Interface Science, headed by Prof. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya at the Fritz Haber Institute, carries out cutting-edge research on advanced functional materials with applications in heterogeneous catalysis, energy conversion and electrochemistry. By combining unique synthesis methods, state-of-the-art tools for experimental characterization and advanced approaches to data analysis, atomistic details of thermal catalysis and electrochemical reactions at gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces are revealed. In particular, structure-reactivity correlations on nanostructured materials can be established, paving the way for the rational design of novel catalytic materials. Complex measuring stations and laboratories for the investigation of the electronic structure of catalyst surfaces under reaction conditions at the synchrotron radiation source BESSY II are operated by the Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG. The job holder works in a team that operates several beamlines at the synchrotron radiation source BESSY II for the investigation of catalytic processes. We are looking for a scientist with an interest in operando studies of catalysts in different reactions and in the further development of the available experimental infrastructure. The international user community of the above-mentioned beamlines is very heterogeneous. Especially non-experienced user groups need intensive support during their first beam times.