Fully Funded PhD Positions in Membrane Science, Materials Chemistry, and Molecular Biology at Aston University Aston University in United Kingdom

Queen's University is advertising multiple fully funded PhD positions in the De France Lab , in collaboration with the Jessop and Cunningham groups. The research focus is on sustainable materials and green chemistry , making this a strong fit for applicants interested in materials science, chemistry, and sustainability-oriented research. The post says the positions are open to motivated candidates and that applications are welcome from all eligible applicants. Start dates are listed as January o...

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 , ...

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...

Imperial College London is advertising a Research Associate position in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the South Kensington Campus (hybrid). The project focuses on the development of a biobased solvent extraction system for recovering biological products, with emphasis on fermentation products such as lipids and proteins . The work is supervised by Professor Jason Hallett in collaboration with Professor Rodrigo Ledesma , and is part of the wider EU project PROPEL: Protein Production i...

PhD opportunity in programmable DNA nanotechnology for the selective recovery of critical and rare elements at The University of Edinburgh . The project is jointly supervised by Davide Michieletto and Jason Love and explores how DNA nanostructures could enable more selective, reusable, and sustainable recovery of rare-earth elements and other rare and precious metals. These elements are important for electronics, permanent magnets, and low-carbon technologies, but their clean separation and recy...