Julio Lloret Fillol

Two funded research openings are available in the Lloret-Fillol Group at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Tarragona, Spain, in the area of AI-driven catalyst discovery and self-driving laboratories. The first opening is a 4-year PhD position focused on electrocatalyst discovery for CO₂-to-fuels. The project uses high-throughput electrochemistry, real-time analytics, and closed-loop optimization, making it a strong fit for students interested in chemistry, electrochemistry, materials science, and data-driven experimentation. The second opening is a 3-year postdoctoral position focused on leading the integration of AMPER with robotics, instrument control, Bayesian optimization, active learning, and AI-agent orchestration. This role is especially relevant for researchers with experience in automation, robotics, AI for science, and interdisciplinary experimental platforms. The group welcomes strong experimental chemists and electrochemists, as well as candidates with expertise in automation or robotics. The positions are part of RAISE/2AID and sit in a highly interdisciplinary environment connecting chemistry, electrochemistry, engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence. Location: ICIQ, Tarragona, Spain. Start date: as soon as possible. Contact: [email protected]. Application links are mentioned in the post for both the PhD and postdoc openings, but the direct URLs are not visible in the provided text.

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 computational/AI-enabled experimentation. The post indicates that the positions are funded and will start ASAP, but no salary, tuition, or stipend details are given yet. No formal eligibility criteria, deadline, or application portal are included in the post, so interested applicants should watch for the full call from the group leader. Institution: ICIQ, Spain. Opportunity level: PhD and postdoc. Research theme: autonomous experimentation and catalyst discovery for sustainable fuels and hydrogen production.