Chemical Engineering Yeungnam University in South Korea

The Computational Chemistry Laboratory at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, is inviting applications for PhD and integrated PhD (MS-PhD) positions. The lab, led by Professor Jun-Ho Choi, focuses on understanding the structure and dynamics of water and aqueous solutions using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and graph theory. Research topics include molecular aggregation behavior, the Hofmeister effect, protein s...

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on chemical recycling of plastic waste , with a focus on catalytic cracking into light olefins and chlorine removal from waste plastic pyrolysis oil . The research program includes catalyst development for waste-plastic conversion, preparation and evaluation of chlorine-removal materials, catalyst characterization, product analysis, and manuscript preparation. This is a strong fit for candidates w...

Postdoc opportunity at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in solid-state batteries , with a focus on atomistic modelling and synthesis of ceramic electrolytes . This 2-year postdoctoral project is part of the Swedish governmental battery initiative COMPEL and is shared between the Department of Material Science & Engineering (ITM, Unit of Properties) and the Department of Chemistry (CBH, Division of Applied Physical Chemistry). The research aims to develop novel ceramic electrolytes for next-gene...

Jianing Li, Professor in Medicinal Chemistry at Purdue University, is hiring two postdoctoral researchers for the Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States). Position 1: Coarse-graining of biomolecules or polymers, including development of coarse-grained theory and CG modeling for protein/peptide assembly, polymer dynamics, soft matter systems, and complex biomolecules. Position 2: Molecular modeling and simula...

This post is an informational career overview for computational chemistry , not a live PhD, postdoc, or master’s vacancy. The author, Puja Singhvi , a computational chemist at Technische Universität Dresden , outlines the main career directions available after a PhD in computational chemistry: academia and national labs, pharma and biotech, materials science and energy, and tech/molecular AI. Research areas and tools mentioned include DFT , TD-DFT , computational drug discovery, free energy pert...