Fully Funded PhD in Sustainable Soft Matter at Université PSL Université PSL in France

INRAE BIA (Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies) in Nantes, France is advertising an 18-month postdoctoral position in chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, lignocellulosic biomass, biopolymers, and materials science . The project, SmartCoupling within PEPR B-Best , focuses on coupling chemical and enzymatic action to create new functionalities in vegetal fibers. The work involves LCB fractionation and conversion , the use of LPMOs as oxidative enzymes , and chemical/mechanical pretreatmen...

Funded PhD opportunity in France at Université PSL — Chimie ParisTech , Paris, in the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris . The project, SOFTMAT4MET — Functional Soft Matter for Sustainable and Selective Extraction of Critical Metals , focuses on critical metal recovery from electronic waste using functional polymer materials , hydrometallurgy , adsorption and separation , and membrane-based metal recovery . Research themes include germanium and gallium recovery, selective extraction, material...

Universite PSL Paris / PRISM is advertising 30 PhD positions in Sustainable Soft Matter under an MSCA COFUND programme. The research themes include eco-friendly chemical processes , renewable energy , circular economy , and carbon capture & valorisation , with a strong interdisciplinary angle across physics , chemistry , biology , and engineering . The programme offers 180 hours of training over 3 years , plus soft matter research , transferable skills, entrepreneurship, outreach, a 1-month inte...

Funded PhD opportunity at Coventry University in the Centre for Discoveries in Life Sciences, delivered through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP). This project focuses on bioleaching , tantalum recovery , superalloy waste , critical minerals , and environmental biotechnology . The research will investigate microbial mechanisms for mobilising tantalum from superalloy-processing wastes and selectively removing contaminating metals such as calcium and tungsten. It co...

PhD position at the University of Groningen (ENTEG, Chemical Engineering group) in the Netherlands on materials development for electrically-driven water treatment processes . The project is part of the ECO initiative ( Electrically-driven, Chemical-free Operations ) and focuses on developing and evaluating advanced electrode materials and cell components for sustainable electrochemical water purification technologies. The research combines Chemical Engineering , Materials Science , Chemistry , ...