PhD Studentship

PhD studentship in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge , hosted in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry and supervised by Professor Erwin Reisner . The project is part of the Reisner Laboratory and focuses on solar energy conversion , photoreforming , plastic waste upcycling , sustainable fuels , and organic platform chemicals . The successful PhD student will work on developing a scalable process for photoreforming technology, design continuous-flow solar reactors , and demo...

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 are now open for researchers interested in electrosynthesis , reaction discovery , enabling technologies , and sustainable chemistry . Professor Kevin Lam at the University of Greenwich is looking to host strong candidates for an ambitious postdoctoral project. This is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity, supporting international mobility and interdisciplinary research. The scheme is open to outstanding researchers of any nation...

[3.5 years of funding including full Home tuition fees, RTSG/bench fee support, and a stipend of £26,000 per annum. International-fee candidates must cover the difference between Home and International tuition rates unless separate funding is agreed.] This PhD studentship at the University of Plymouth focuses on the radiological, chemical and microstructural characterisation of legacy and candidate advanced modular reactor (AMR) graphites for recycling, reuse and lifecycle decision-making. The p...

Applications are open for the Humboldt Research Fellowship 2026 in Germany, a prestigious postdoctoral / experienced researcher fellowship offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation . The opportunity is open to researchers from all academic fields and supports independent research at a German university or research institute of the applicant’s choice. The fellowship is designed for strong researchers who already hold a PhD. Postdoctoral applicants must have completed the PhD within the las...

The Innovative Design for Energy Applications Lab (IDEAL) at KU Leuven is recruiting a PhD researcher for Experimental Validation of Generatively Designed (Adsorption) Heat Exchangers . The project is hosted within the Mechanical Engineering Department at KU Leuven and linked to EnergyVille’s sustainable energy ecosystem, offering a strong interdisciplinary environment in thermal-fluid engineering, design optimization, prototype manufacturing, and experimental validation. The PhD combines genera...