PhD Position in Surface Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis at University of Basel University of Basel in Switzerland

ETH Zurich is advertising a fully funded-style PhD opportunity in the Electrochemical Energy Systems Laboratory for a highly motivated student interested in electrocatalysis and operando electrochemical characterization. The project focuses on how electrolyte environments influence reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and product selectivity at electrochemical interfaces, with particular emphasis on the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and related electrocatalytic processes. The research combines detail...

PhD opportunity in Polymer Mechanochemistry at the Adolphe Merkle Institute , within the Polymer Chemistry and Materials group led by Prof. Christoph Weder at the Université de Fribourg (University of Fribourg). The project focuses on developing supramolecular mechanophores for responsive polymers and biological force mapping . This is an interdisciplinary research opportunity in chemistry and materials science, with a strong emphasis on polymer synthesis and organic synthesis experience. Applic...

ETH Zurich is offering a doctoral position in the Optical Materials Engineering Laboratory led by Prof. David J. Norris in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT). The project focuses on the experimental characterization of semiconductor nanocrystals, combining optical spectroscopy, microscopy, electron microscopy, and structural analysis to understand how size, shape, composition, surface chemistry, and atomic-scale structure govern optical behavior. The research is center...

Doctoral Position in topochemical tuning of layered oxides at ETH Zurich The newly established Solid-State Materials Chemistry Group in the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB), ETH Zurich is recruiting a motivated doctoral researcher. The project sits at the intersection of inorganic chemistry, materials science, and condensed matter physics, with a strong experimental focus on layered perovskite oxides, soft-chemistry, and post-synthetic t...

Doctoral Position in Topochemical Tuning of Layered Oxides at ETH Zurich , in the newly established Solid-State Materials Chemistry Group within the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB). This PhD project focuses on topochemical transformations in layered perovskite oxides and related complex inorganic solids. The research explores how crystal chemistry, structure, and dimensionality can be used to control functionality, with emphasis on thin...