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

The research group of Shourya Dutta Gupta in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is seeking a Ph.D. candidate for research in advanced materials science and characterization. The project focuses on thin film science , particularly the design, synthesis, and fundamental understanding of functional metallic and alloy thin-film architectures. Students will investigate how materials behave at microstructural and atomic sca...

King’s College London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the EPSRC-funded 3D-Metamaterial Hub for Sustainability. The position is based in the Photonics & Nanotechnology group in the Department of Physics at the Strand Campus, led by Professor Anatoly Zayats. The research will investigate the fabrication and experimental validation of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of three-dimensional metamaterials and two-dimensional metasurfaces. The work will focus on plasmonic ...

A postdoctoral researcher is sought in the group of Professor Maria Ibáñez at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) in Klosterneuburg near Vienna. The project focuses on advanced electron microscopy of nanocrystal assembly and supercrystal formation , with the aim of understanding how individual nanocrystals organize, interact, and transform as they build ordered superstructures. The work combines high-resolution structural characterization with three-dimensional electron micros...

This postdoctoral research opportunity at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory is centered on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel materials with two main directions: tuned optical control and membrane filtration . The project focuses on covalent organic frameworks and related functional materials, with an emphasis on how material structure can be engineered to influence absorbance and optical response, or to support filtration applications. The work sits within the Army Research Labo...

Aalborg University is offering a three-year PhD stipend in experimental quantum materials physics within the Physics Group at the Department of Materials and Production in Aalborg, Denmark. The project investigates how molecular complexes can be used to engineer quantum properties in materials. It addresses fundamental questions in quantum science while exploring knowledge relevant to future applications in electronics, sensing, and energy harvesting. The PhD researcher will prepare and investig...

The Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine is advertising an ongoing recruitment for postdoctoral scholars across the 2026-27 academic year. The opening is intended for recent Ph.D. graduates working in chemistry or closely related areas, with opportunities spanning several major research directions. Research areas explicitly highlighted include inorganic and organometallic chemistry, organic chemistry and chemical biology, physical/atmospheric/analytical chemistry, poly...

This postdoctoral opening is part of the MIST project at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy, at Poznan University of Medical Sciences . The project focuses on the development of lipid nanoparticles for the pulmonary delivery of siRNA using Soft Mist Inhalers, combining microfluidic nanoparticle manufacturing, advanced physicochemical characterization, Design of Experiments, and artificial intelligence-assisted optimization. The successful candidate will jo...

This PhD position is part of the NTNU interdisciplinary research project “Preparedness and Response to AMR, the silent pandemic” , linking clinical and molecular medicine with social science perspectives across several closely coordinated doctoral projects. The successful candidate will work at the Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (IKOM) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, within a broad, international research environment. The project focuses on rapi...

DoriNano , a Harvard spinout, is hiring a postdoctoral researcher to join its biotechnology team. The research focuses on next-generation cancer therapeutics and drug-delivery technologies enabled by programmable DNA origami nanotechnology. This opportunity is suited to researchers interested in nanotechnology, cancer immunotherapy, therapeutic development, and translating fundamental discoveries into medicines. The role offers potential rapid advancement to a Scientist position, with a correspo...