PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Sustainable Materials in Netherlands

Colorado School of Mines is seeking three postdoctoral researchers for a project on sustainable construction materials derived from red mud and residual materials such as mine tailings from critical mineral recovery. The work focuses on turning untreated red mud and treated residual powder into valuable products including supplementary cementitious materials, lightweight aggregates, geopolymer bricks, and related construction materials. Each postdoctoral researcher will concentrate on one produc...

New Jersey Institute of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to join a multidisciplinary effort on electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle battery recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing. The project centers on understanding the science and technology behind end-of-life battery management in New Jersey and the Northeast, with an emphasis on building a regional picture of how batteries can move through reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing pathways. The successful researcher...

POLY4EV is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network coordinated through the University of Padova and involving a wide European consortium of universities, research institutes, and industrial partners. The network offers 15 PhD projects focused on designing innovative polymer materials that can improve the efficiency and sustainability of electric vehicles. The research spans several connected themes: polymeric additives for EV lubricants, advanced thermal management materials, and polymeric bin...

NTNU is offering a PhD Candidate position in Sustainable and Cement-Free Marine Materials at the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering in Gjøvik. The project is positioned within an international and interdisciplinary research environment focused on sustainable blue economy innovation and low-carbon material solutions for marine applications. The PhD project, HAPMarine , addresses the need for alternatives to carbon-intensive, concrete-based marine infrastructure. The research aims t...

Arizona State University, in partnership with Kepler College in Rwanda, is offering 50 fully funded master's opportunities through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. The programmes focus on technology and innovation, including Business Analytics, Computer Science, Sustainable Engineering, Global Technology and Development, Information Technology, and User Experience. The ASU Online degrees are completed while living in Kigali, Rwanda. The scholarship is designed for African citizens age...

The Kuenneth Research Group at the University of Bayreuth is seeking a curious and motivated PhD candidate in computational materials science. The doctoral researcher will join an EU Horizon Europe project focused on using artificial intelligence to design sustainable polymeric materials for electronics and packaging. The work combines data curation, machine learning, large language models, and autonomous AI agents for polymer research, with direct links to experimental workflows. The position i...

The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time Research Associate in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Vancouver campus. The role works across the Foster and Cranston research groups and provides senior scientific leadership in advanced materials, polymers, bio-based materials, nanomaterials, composites, sustainable materials processing, and environmental technologies. The successful candidate will independently design and conduct experim...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a three-year PhD Candidate position in sustainable and cement-free marine materials at the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering in Gjøvik, Norway. The successful candidate will join the HAPMarine project, an interdisciplinary initiative developing low-carbon, bioreceptive, and high-strength materials for marine infrastructure and cold-water coral reef restoration. The research will upcycle calcium-rich waste strea...

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is recruiting a Research Fellow (Flow Chemistry) , a postdoctoral research position in Chemical Engineering within the School of Materials Science and Engineering. The position is part of the Decarbonisation Programme, “Singapore Max-Planck Alliance for the Sustainable Conversion of Biomass.” The successful researcher will work on optimizing biomass extraction, scaling up flow processes, and improving sustainable biomass conversion systems. Respon...