PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in AI-Driven Catalyst Discovery and Self-Driving Laboratories Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia in Spain

The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Prof. Julio Lloret’s group in Tarragona, Spain. The position is funded through the project AIA2025-163492-C53 – Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Intensified Synthesis and Experimentation (RAISE) and focuses on Self-Driving Laboratories for Sustainable Catalysis . The project combines sustainable catalysis , electrochemistry , laboratory automation , and artificial intelligence . The suc...

The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is recruiting a PhD student for Prof. Julio Lloret’s Research Group in the RAISE project. The project focuses on electrocatalysis, CO₂ conversion, catalyst design, automated high-throughput experimentation, real-time analysis, robotics, and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will work with AMPER, an automated modular platform for electrochemical research, and help transform it into a closed-loop self-driving laboratory using B...

The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is offering a fully funded PhD position in Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol’s research group in Tarragona, Spain. The project, titled AI-driven Catalyst Development , focuses on accelerating the discovery of electrocatalysts for converting CO₂ into fuels and chemical feedstocks by combining catalyst design, automated high-throughput experimentation, real-time analysis, and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will work with AMPER, an a...

Julio Lloret Fillol at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) announces two upcoming funded openings: a 4-year PhD position and a 3-year postdoctoral position. The project focuses on AI-driven robotics for catalyst discovery, with research directions including AMPER, CO₂-to-fuels, green H₂, high-throughput electrochemistry, and closed-loop optimization. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, robotics, and computationa...

PhD positions are available in the Department of Automotive Engineering at Clemson University for research on rechargeable battery technologies. The project areas include advanced battery materials, data-driven battery development, and battery manufacturing. The selected PhD students will work with a multidisciplinary research team and will have access to materials synthesis and processing facilities, state-of-the-art characterization tools, and a pouch cell manufacturing line. Relevant research...