Fully Funded PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Sustainable Chemical Engineering at EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland

Fully funded PhD opportunity in biopolymer catalysis and recycling at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in the Kleij group . The project sits at the intersection of chemistry , materials science , and sustainable polymer research, with a focus on catalytic approaches to biobased polymers and recycling. This opening is advertised by Arjan W. Kleij and is part of the ICIQ Fully-Funded PhD Programme 2026 (third call). The post explicitly states that the position is fully funded...

EPFL’s Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC) is hiring 1–2 postdoctoral researchers and 2–3 PhD students . The research will focus on lignin extraction and engineering for applications in chemicals and materials, within a broader programme of sustainable and catalytic processing. The positions are based at EPFL in Switzerland and are led by Full Professor Jeremy Luterbacher. The post does not specify eligibility requirements, salary, stipend, tuition coverage, or other fundin...

Jeremy Luterbacher, Full Professor at EPFL, is recruiting 1–2 postdoctoral researchers and 2–3 PhD students for the Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC). The major research focus will be lignin extraction and engineering for applications in chemicals and materials. The opportunity is well suited to researchers interested in chemical engineering, chemistry, sustainable processing, catalysis, biomass valorization, lignin, and materials science. Applications will begin being re...

The Laboratory of Synthetic Polymer Chemistry (LCPS) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, led by Professor Suong Nguyen, is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in Synthetic Polymer Chemistry. The research group focuses on the interface of polymer chemistry, catalysis, and synthetic organic chemistry, aiming to develop new polymerization methods, discover new reactivities, and create functional and sustainable polymers. This four-year PhD position...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Aviation Fuels at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). The Upham group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to develop a tandem catalytic process that converts syngas into oxymethylene ethers (OMEs) for sustainable aviation fuels. The project is experimentally focused and combines heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst synthesis, catalyst characterization, flow reactors, gas chromato...