Functional Soft Robotic Matter

Open positions

1 Ph.D. Positions

There is one fully funded PhD positions available in the group. The position will be filled as soon as we find suitable candidates. PhD students are paid a competitive salary (according to TV-L E13 level). 

Ideal start date: Flexible

Potential topics for the PhD research include:

• Development of soft actuators and sensors

• Study of nonlinear effects in soft structures

• Study of multiphysics effects in soft materials systems

The ideal candidates have: a master's degree in a relevant field, such as mechanical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, cybernetics; a strong background in mechanics, materials science, or electrical engineering; an interest in both experimental and modeling work; curiosity to explore fundamental behavior of functional soft materials and to develop entirely new types of robotic systems.

Interested candidates can apply by sending an email to philipp.rothemund@f07.uni-stuttgart.de with:

• Motivation letter describing background and research interests (1 page)

• Full transcripts of academic degrees

• CV (including names of 1-2 references)

Affiliation with the Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS): In the first year of their starting, PhD students in my group can apply for the IMPRS-IS (https://imprs.is.mpg.de/) to receive their PhD through a joint program with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.

Student Assistants (HiWi)

At the moment we have the following openings for student assistant research positions:

Development of a soft deformation sensor: Job description English, Job description German

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