Position openings

PostDoc and PhD positions

We are always looking for talented and motivated students and postdocs to join our research group. If you hold a materials science & engineering degree from a signatory country of the Lisbon Recognition Convention (incl. Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel) feel free to send us an up-to-date CV even if no open position is currently posted. We always welcome talented applicants.

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B.Sc./M.Sc. theses

Current topics

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Our research topics

  • Nanoindentation at high strain rates
  • Mechanical behavior of grain boundaries and/or coatings at high strain rates
  • Scale-bridging mechanical behavior
    ... of graded materials
    ... of superplastic materials
    ... of additively manufactured superalloys
    ... of additively manufactured shape memory alloys
  • Nanomechanical behavior of tribological coatings

Our strengths

  • Widely recognized expertise in nanomechanical testing
  • Cooperations with leading research groups
  • Participation in many international meetings thanks to third-party funding
  • Efficient work within a small, dynamic group