Sustainable Metallurgy IMPRS PhD Scholarships 2026 in Germany Fully Funded Doctoral Positions
Programme details
This doctoral programme offers three fully funded PhD positions hosted jointly by leading German institutions including the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and Ruhr University Bochum
The programme runs for three years in the Rhine Ruhr region of Germany and is conducted entirely in English providing an international research environment with world class facilities
Available research projects
Project one focuses on plasma based metal reduction at Ruhr University Bochum aiming to develop microwave plasma methods as a sustainable alternative to traditional blast furnace technology within the field of physics and plasma science
Project two explores mechanochemical synthesis at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research using advanced techniques in powder diffraction spectroscopy and in situ analysis within materials science chemistry and solid state physics
Project three involves atomistic simulation of metal oxygen systems at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials focusing on computational modelling ab initio simulations machine learning and high performance computing within materials science and physics
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must hold a master’s degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field and demonstrate a strong academic background Excellent English language skills are required
Each project has additional specific requirements such as experience in plasma physics for project one knowledge of diffraction or microscopy for project two and expertise in computational modelling and atomistic simulations for project three
Scholarship benefits
This programme offers fully funded doctoral positions with access to world leading research infrastructure and expert supervision across the Max Planck Institutes and Ruhr University Bochum
Students will gain hands on experience in experimental and computational research contributing directly to global efforts in decarbonizing the metallurgical industry
Eligible applicants
This opportunity is open to applicants from all nationalities International candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and the programme is inclusive of researchers from diverse academic and geographic backgrounds