Fully Funded PhD Positions in PFAS Remediation, Advanced Batteries, and Polymer Materials at The University of Queensland The University of Queensland in Australia

[Funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; stipend amount listed as £21,805.] University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses a major challenge for the UK clean-energy transition: securing a resilient, sustainable supply of lithium for batteries, energy storage, and electric vehicles. The research will develop a lithium-selective membrane-based electrochemical extraction process for recovering lithiu...

PhD opportunity at Adelaide University , Australia, in sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling and selective lithium recovery . The project is an industry-linked research opportunity supported by an ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship . The research focuses on the fundamental chemistry and process engineering of recovering valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries, with particular emphasis on deep eutectic solvents (DESs) , selective leaching, solvent design, separation, solvent regene...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Supramolecular Chemistry and Ion Separations within the Chemical Separations Group, Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate. This postdoctoral opening focuses on basic and applied research in the development of novel molecules, materials, and methods for ion recognition and stimuli-responsive separations. The successful candidate will work closely with specialists in synthesis, separations c...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a Master Thesis in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, geoscience, and related fields focused on the synthesis and characterization of NiAl layered double hydroxides as precursors for Ni-based CO₂ methanation catalysts . The project is rooted in power-to-gas technologies and the Sabatier reaction , aiming to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic methane. The research goal is to understand the structure-activity relationship o...

Argonne National Laboratory is advertising a Postdoctoral Appointee: Separations position in the Applied Materials Division at the Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) . The project focuses on advanced processes for critical materials recovery from unconventional sources, integrating selective heating with continuous hydrometallurgical processing . The postdoctoral researcher will design and run experiments, develop slurry-based processing methods, support construction and operation of...