Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Engineering: Turning Faecal Sludge into Clean Energy in Kenya and Ethiopia Wageningen University & Research in Netherlands

Wageningen University & Research is offering a four-year Sandwich PhD focused on turning faecal sludge into clean energy in Kenya and Ethiopia. The project investigates faecal sludge briquettes (FSB) as a sustainable alternative to firewood and charcoal, supporting urban sanitation, resource recovery, climate resilience, and just energy transitions. The PhD candidate will be based at the Environmental Technology group at Wageningen University & Research, with research carried out in collaboratio...

Postdoctoral position at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Faculty of Applied Sciences , working on the MetNH3Energy project at the intersection of hydrogen , ammonia , sustainability , and the energy transition. The project focuses on assessing the techno-economic and environmental performance of three ammonia value chains to identify sustainable pathways for carbon footprint reduction. The research includes process modeling , ex-ante techno-economic analysis (TEA) , and life cyc...

Postdoctoral position at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on the structural performance of polymers in an alkaline electrolyzer. The project focuses on long-term failure models, durability, and lifetime prediction for selected engineering thermoplastics used in alkaline electrolysis for green hydrogen production. The work is carried out in close collaboration with industrial partner Alquion and has a strong experimental character. Research top...

PhD Position in Nitrogen Valorization in High-Temperature Electrochemical Cells at the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), Netherlands. This doctoral opening sits within DIFFER’s chemical energy research theme and focuses on electrochemistry , nitrogen valorization , high-temperature electrochemical cells , materials , and sustainable energy conversion. DIFFER describes itself as a national research institute of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) working on future clean energ...

The Advanced Separation and Purification (ASeP) Laboratory at the University of Wyoming, led by Assistant Professor Hoon Choi, is seeking passionate PhD and MS students to join their research team. The ASeP Lab is part of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and focuses on developing energy-efficient and economically viable separation technologies. Their research aims to address real-world challenges in clean energy and life sciences, with the goal of minimizing ecological impac...