PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Catalysis in Ireland

This postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University focuses on the catalysis and electrochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels . The successful researcher will join Professor Tessonnier’s group in a multidisciplinary, milestone-driven program and contribute to work spanning catalyst design, reaction testing, analytics, and collaboration with a national laboratory partner. The project centers on the devel...

The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) in Leipzig is a newly founded national research hub in Germany focused on rethinking chemistry for global sustainability challenges. The PhD project sits in the Sofiadis group and is part of a collaborative, mission-driven research environment that brings together chemistry, physics, engineering, data science, and social sciences. This doctorate will focus on the development of sustainable organic photocatalysts for facilitating organic reacti...

The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) in Leipzig, Germany, is seeking a PhD candidate to join the Sofiadis group and develop sustainable organic photocatalysts for circular chemistry. The project addresses the limited use of organic photocatalysts in synthetic chemistry and aims to replace heavy-metal-based photocatalytic complexes with more sustainable organic alternatives. The researcher will design new photocatalysts and investigate their reactivity in organic reactions that su...

The laboratory of Professor Katherine (Kallie) Willets in the Department of Chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University is recruiting multiple postdoctoral scholars for research in single-entity characterization using optical and electrochemical microscopy tools. The project investigates how structure at the level of individual nanoparticles influences function. Researchers will study how heterogeneity in nanoparticle morphology, interfaces, and local environments affects performance in elect...

Louisiana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar in Molecular Origins of Life to investigate how primitive molecular systems may have developed catalytic functions relevant to the emergence of life. The project will experimentally test the FoldCat hypothesis in collaboration with theoretical and experimental colleagues at SUNY and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The research will examine whether out-of-equilibrium synthesis of short, random peptide-like chains can generate lon...

This postdoctoral project develops the chemical-catalysis component of the ANR TOOLS4HYBCAT project, which targets the conversion of biomass-derived D-glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The research will focus on the acid-catalysed dehydration of D-fructose, the intermediate produced by enzymatic isomerization of D-glucose. The postdoctoral researcher will identify suitable chemical catalysts, assess their stability and compatibility with the intended operating conditions, and evaluat...

A one-year funded postdoctoral position is available in homogeneous catalysis at the Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes (ISCR) in Rennes, France. The opportunity is intended for postdoctoral research in chemistry, with a focus on homogeneous catalytic systems. The supplied announcement does not provide further details about the specific project, research group, supervisor, experimental methods, or research environment....

The University of Liverpool is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plasma Catalysis within its School of Engineering. The position focuses on plasma catalysis and plasma-based Power-to-X technologies, including routes related to hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage, biogas, ammonia and methanol. The opportunity is situated in a research environment connected with catalysis, reaction engineering, and sustainable energy and chemical conversion. The opening is associated with P...

The Zaleski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in synthetic chemistry, hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts, and catalysis. The project centers on the design and synthesis of hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts. The postdoctoral researcher will apply synthetic inorganic and organic ligand chemistry, solution-phase molecule preparation, purification, and characterization to advance the laboratory’s research ...