PhD in High-Pressure Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Barocaloric Materials University of Bern in Switzerland

PhD opening in physical chemistry at LCPMR, Sorbonne Université in Paris, in collaboration with synchrotron SOLEIL . The project focuses on the Auger relaxation of solvated metal ions , combining experiment and theory to study how ion charge, ionic radius, solvation shell, and counter-ions influence Auger relaxation and the conversion into measurable kinetic energy. The research includes hands-on Auger spectroscopy on the GALAXIES beamline at SOLEIL synchrotron, with work on ion series such as M...

Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) is advertising a 3-year postdoctoral position in time-resolved studies of heterogeneous photocatalysts using X-ray spectroscopies at SLS and SwissFEL . The project is hosted by Aram Bugaev and sits at the intersection of physics , chemistry , materials science , and data analysis . The research area focuses on pump-probe studies of supported metals in heterogeneous photocatalysis, with an emphasis on understanding coupled electronic and local atomic dynamics for rati...

ETH Zurich is advertising 2 PhD positions in petrology and geochemistry within the Experimental Petrology Group at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The project focuses on the petrology of alkaline magmatism , including carbonatites , and the associated mineralization and magmatic processes such as partial melting, fractional crystallization, fluid saturation, and fluid compositions. The positions are strongly experimental and will involve high-pressure laboratory work using appara...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, offers a PhD position focused on in situ neutron diffraction for green steel and functional metal oxides. The successful candidate will join the diffraction group at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), working with powder diffractometers D1B and D20, which are specialized for time-resolved in situ investigations of solids, phase transitions, and chemical reactions. The project centers on elucidating reaction pathways for hydro...

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is advertising a PhD Student in Aerosol Chemistry within the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry. The project focuses on off-line aerosol organics characterization , source apportionment , and fossil / non-fossil carbon analyses using aerosol mass spectrometry and 14C analyses , with a regional emphasis on Eastern Europe and Asia . The work includes performing 14C and aerosol mass spectrometer analyses on filters collected in Eastern Europe and Asia, developing new ...