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

This position is part of the Grand Programme de Recherche Post-Petroleum Materials (PPM) at the Université de Bordeaux , bringing together expertise from ISM in molecular chemistry and dye-sensitized solar cells with ICMCB in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic semiconductor films and photoelectrochemical cells. The project focuses on dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) as a route toward green hydrogen production by water reduction under solar illumination. The success...

This postdoctoral position is based at the Ecole supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la Ville de Paris and focuses on experimental research in active matter. The project aims to understand the physical mechanisms of self-regulation in active systems using reconstituted active nematics built from cytoskeleton components. The researcher will investigate how mobile inclusions interact with an active environment, with special attention to the reciprocal effects between the inclusion...

This postdoctoral position is part of the SinCare-H2 project, an ambitious consortium-based effort focused on advancing green and sustainable hydrogen technologies. The research aims to develop innovative catalytic systems for the storage and release of dihydrogen (H2) using methanol as a liquid hydrogen carrier . The successful researcher will work on the design, synthesis, and chemical reactivity studies of second-generation catalysts capable of performing hydrogen storage and liberation witho...

[Competition-funded UoM-Peking dual award scheme; applicants are instructed to enter 'Dual award funding' in the application. Not all advertised projects will offer a place on the programme.] This PhD studentship sits within a dual-award collaboration between The University of Manchester and Peking University and focuses on the chemistry of porous metal-organic framework (MOF) materials for the capture and separation of reactive air pollutants. The project addresses a major environmental challen...

The Department of Chemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid offers a PhD position in organic synthesis and catalysis . The doctoral researcher will join the doctoral student programme at UAM and work within the group of Prof. Mariola Tortosa . The project focuses on the development of novel asymmetric catalytic transformations using transition metals . This is a research opportunity for a first-stage researcher interested in advanced organic synthesis, catalysis design, and mechanistic or...

This postdoctoral project investigates how atomic-scale active-site structure and its evolution under reaction conditions control catalytic intermediates and reaction pathways. The research is part of the international SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program, a collaboration between Forschungszentrum Jülich and Seoul National University. Based in the Catalytic Interfaces for Chemical Hydrogen Storage division at Forschungszentrum Jülich and connected with Seoul National University, the project will explor...

This four-year PhD project at the University of Birmingham will investigate synthetic methods for accessing strained chiral heteroatom cages containing boron, nitrogen, silicon and phosphorus. The research will examine the properties of heteroatoms in challenging chemical environments and explore their potential across organic reaction methodology, metal, main-group and organocatalysis, photoluminescence and supramolecular chemistry. The project offers scope to develop new chemical approaches, t...

This four-year PhD project at the University of Birmingham will investigate synthetic methods for accessing strained chiral heteroatoms, including boron, nitrogen, silicon and phosphorus. The research will examine the properties of these heteroatoms in challenging chemical environments. The project has broad potential across organic reaction methodology, metal, main-group and organocatalysis, photoluminescence and supramolecular chemistry. It offers scope to develop new chemical approaches, purs...

This postdoctoral position at CNRS is part of the ANR TOOLS4HYBCAT project on hybrid catalysis for converting biomass-derived sugars into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) . The selected researcher will focus on the chemical-catalysis side of a coupled process that transforms D-glucose into D-fructose enzymatically and then dehydrates fructose into 5-HMF using acid catalysis. The main scientific challenge is to select suitable chemical catalysts, immobilize them on appropriate supports or directly...