PhD Opportunities in Chemistry

This doctoral opening at Malmö University focuses on standardizing multi-omics approaches for research based on oral fluids, with the aim of supporting more reproducible disease-related science. The project title signals an emphasis on bringing together omics technologies and developing more consistent methods for analyzing oral-fluid samples. The position is based at Malmö University, an innovative and internationally oriented university in Sweden. The advert presents the university as a collab...

This research opportunity is hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) , in the Office of Rare Diseases, Pediatrics, Urologic and Reproductive Medicine and the Division of Pediatrics and Maternal Health in Silver Spring, Maryland. The project is based at the FDA White Oak Campus, with a hybrid format that includes some in-person participation. The opening focuses on pediatric extrapolation in drug development: using adult and pediatric ...

CarbonLab at Aalborg University is seeking one or more PhD candidates to help advance Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies. The project addresses the scientific and engineering challenges that remain before DAC can be deployed at very large scale, with a focus on developing energy-efficient, economically viable systems built on a deeper understanding of how materials, processes and system integration interact. The PhD work is linked to two research directions: developing process-aware methods f...

The Somyajit laboratory at the University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a fully funded PhD fellowship in the Quantitative Cell Biology and Bioimaging research unit at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The project sits at the intersection of cell cycle control, DNA replication, and genome surveillance, and is designed around a fundamental question in how cells cope when their genome doubles. The PhD student will investigate how whole-genome doubling reshapes the...

This PhD project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) focuses on RNA-based plant protection, with an emphasis on spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) as a strategy to combat crop diseases. The work explores how externally applied double-stranded RNA can reduce pathogen gene expression and how RNA reaches target organisms, is taken up, and remains biologically active. The doctoral student will develop and evaluate SIGS approaches against wheat leaf blotch caused by Zymoseptoria...

This PhD position is based at RWTH Aachen University within the Chair of Thermodynamics of Mobile Energy Conversion Systems (TME) and the Institute of Thermodynamics , in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The research environment is embedded in the chair’s broader work at the Center for Mobile Propulsion (CMP) , where the focus lies on mobile propulsion systems, including internal combustion engines with synthetic fuels, fuel cells, and battery-electric drives. The advertised project is cen...

This doctoral project is part of the European Commission’s PANDORA Doctoral Network and is hosted by the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio. The researcher will work on pathomechanisms and novel drug optimization for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) , with a strong emphasis on ophthalmic drug delivery to the retina. The core research task is to develop and test intravitreal drug formulations designed for targeted retinal delivery. ...

This PhD project at AMOLF investigates how phase transitions can be harnessed for optical information processing . The research asks how proximity to a continuous phase transition can amplify weak optical signals, while also accounting for the trade-off with speed, accuracy, critical slowing down, and enhanced fluctuations. The work builds on recent observations of phase-transition signatures in the nonlinear response of a laser-driven optical cavity containing a perovskite crystal. You will stu...

INRAE Doctoral Contracts are salaried PhD positions hosted by France’s national research institute for agriculture, food and the environment. The institute has around 272 research units across France, giving doctoral researchers access to a wide national research network. These contracts support doctoral research linked to INRAE’s scientific areas, especially agriculture, food, ecology and the environment. The position is structured as a work contract rather than a stipend, so doctoral researche...