PhD Opportunities in Molecular Dynamics

Politecnico di Torino is seeking a PhD candidate to join its Multi-Scale Modeling Laboratory (SMaLL) through the newly funded EIC Pathfinder Open project IONFLUX. The project explores whether artificial intelligence and molecular-level understanding can be combined to discover entirely new energy-storage materials. The doctoral researcher will focus on adaptive materials for next-generation sodium batteries, working at the intersection of molecular simulations, machine learning, and materials sc...

The Biomarkers in Brain Disease research group at Lund University is recruiting a PhD student to work on biomarkers and disease mechanisms in Huntington’s disease and related neurodegeneration. The project is centred on how the body’s biological clock, sleep and circadian rhythms may influence disease progression, building on the idea that disruptions in timing systems are not only symptoms but may also contribute to neurodegenerative processes. The doctoral project combines in vitro and in vivo...

This fellowship-based research opportunity is hosted at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Molecular Science in West Point, New York, within the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory / ARL Research Associateship Program environment. The project area is broad and interdisciplinary, centered on fundamental and applied research in chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering with strong connections to biotechnology, materials science, human performance, neuroscience, and brain health. The ad...

The University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, is offering a full-time PhD studentship in ultrafast spectroscopy with structured light , supervised by Dr Kayn Forbes. The project begins on 1 October 2027 and explores how specially designed light fields can reveal molecular and material dynamics beyond the reach of conventional spectroscopy. The research will combine pump–probe spectroscopy, structured-light photonics, analytical theory, and computational modelling. It will investigate...

The Multi-Scale Modeling Laboratory (SMaLL) at Politecnico di Torino is recruiting for a PhD position within the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Open project IONFLUX . The project sits at the intersection of computational materials science , machine learning , and energy storage , with a strong focus on developing AI-guided methods to discover adaptive catholytes for sodium batteries . The doctoral project will run for 3 years and will investigate how molecular composition influence...

The Sustainable Materials Engineering (SUME) research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering an urgent PhD position focused on battery interface design using AI-driven modelling and multiscale simulations. The project sits at the intersection of advanced battery materials, computational chemistry, and machine learning. It aims to understand and engineer solid-solid and solid-liquid interfaces through an integrated modelling framework spanning atomistic methods such as DFT, AIMD, a...

MSCA-funded PhD opportunity in coordination chemistry is available at Université de Toulouse (LCC-CNRS), France, in collaboration with the University of Calabria, Italy. The project investigates rare earth element selectivity of peptide-based ligands using advanced spectroscopy and computational modelling. The research will be conducted in Dr. Enrico Falcone’s group at the Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, with Prof. Mario Prejanò. Relevant methods include luminescence spectroscopy, NMR spec...

The SurPhase Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network is recruiting 12 fully funded PhD/Doctoral Candidate positions across the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, Sabancı University in Türkiye, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway, and the University of Padova in Italy. The doctoral projects focus on advanced surface engineering and thermal-fluid science, including flow boiling, condensation, additive manufacturing, Molecul...

PhD position in plant-associated bacterial biology This PhD project investigates Dickeya solani-induced priming in the endophytic bacterium Priestia megaterium, with emphasis on the molecular and metabolic mechanisms involved and their biological significance. The research sits at the intersection of microbiology, molecular biology, microbial metabolism, and plant–microbe interactions, with relevance to agricultural plant health. Applicants should submit a CV to Anna Grupa Urbańska at a.grupa@ih...