Head of Research Group “Coated and Printed Perovskite Photovoltaics”

You will be responsible for further developing and leading the research group “Coated and Printed Perovskite Photovoltaics.” Your tasks include:

• Research on scalable solution-based fabrication processes for perovskite semiconductor layers (slot-die coating, inkjet printing, screen printing)
• Coordination of contributions to the national and European collaboration projects (e.g. HYPER and TIPSTAR) as well as related activities at IMT/KCOP and InnovationLab in Heidelberg
• Publication of research results
• Acquisition of new research projects and industry collaborations
• Supporting activities in teaching
• Staff management, supervision of Master’s theses, and co-supervision of PhD candidates

Persönliche Qualifikation

You have:

• A university degree (Master’s) and a completed PhD in electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related field
• Expertise in optoelectronics, semiconductor physics, photovoltaics, and fabrication of perovskite thin-film solar cells from liquid phase
• Project management skills
• Experience in publishing scientific papers
• Ability to work in a team and guide PhD candidates and students

Salary

Salary category 14, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Organisationseinheit

Contract duration

2 years

Application up to

11.01.2026

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Prof. Paetzold, Email: ulrich.paetzold@kit.edu

Job type/category

• Fixed-term position

Favored career stage

• Job experience > 2 years

Location/region

• Karlsruhe city, Karlsruhe region

Sector

• Other

Language at workplace

• German

Type of company

• Scientific institution