
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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Aijun Huang
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MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
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PhD scholarship opportunity in Materials Science and Engineering: NOₓ production by plasma bubble reactor at Monash University is an industry-focused doctoral project delivered through CSIRO’s Industry PhD (iPhD) Program. The project brings together Monash University, CSIRO, and an industry partner to co-develop a four-year research program based at CSIRO Clayton in Victoria. The research explores a plasma bubble reactor that injects tiny plasma-filled bubbles into water to produce nitrogen oxid...
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie
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Germany
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The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) in Leipzig, Germany, is seeking a PhD candidate to join the Sofiadis group and develop sustainable organic photocatalysts for circular chemistry. The project addresses the limited use of organic photocatalysts in synthetic chemistry and aims to replace heavy-metal-based photocatalytic complexes with more sustainable organic alternatives. The researcher will design new photocatalysts and investigate their reactivity in organic reactions that su...
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Ingela Lanekoff
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Uppsala University
Sweden
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The Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences at Uppsala University is recruiting a PhD student for a project in analytical chemistry focused on developing novel methods for single-cell analysis and quantification using direct infusion mass spectrometry. The project is centered on optimizing sampling and ionization probes for the sensitive detection of metabolites and lipids from individual cells, with the aim of studying cellular heterogeneity. The work combines custom-built analytical platform...
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Per Bruheim
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway
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This PhD opening is based in the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, within the Microbial Biotechnology research division. The project is part of a larger NTNU-funded research effort on preparedness and response to antimicrobial resistance. It is embedded in the Bruheim research group, which works on deep phenotyping of prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems using advanced cultivation technology and mass spectromet...
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University of Minnesota Duluth
United States
3 days ago
Fully Funded PhD Position in Water Resources Science is available at the University of Minnesota Duluth in the United States. The thesis will investigate how sediment and sunlight exposure influence the generation of 6PPD-quinone from tire wear particles, an emerging environmental contaminant relevant to water quality and pollution science. The project is associated with Dr. Bridget Ulrich and Dr. Melissa Mauerer-Jones in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Natural Resources Res...
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Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology
Norway
4 days ago
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a full-time PhD Candidate position in Microbiology at the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science in Trondheim, Norway. The project is based in the Bruheim research group and forms part of the NTNU-funded initiative Preparedness and Response to AMR, the silent pandemic . Research will investigate emerging technologies for understanding the mode of operation and activity of synthetic and natural antibacterial ...
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University of Birmingham
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United Kingdom
5 days ago
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The University of Birmingham is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in biomimetic foldamers as a new class of sustainable catalysts , based in the School of Chemistry in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Foldamers are synthetic oligomers that adopt stable, bio-inspired conformations such as helices. Their solid forms have applications in materials science, supramolecular chemistry, and biological chemistry. Because foldamers are bio- and environmentally compatible and have modular, tuneable molecu...
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University of New South Wales
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Australia
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A UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, for research on AI-guided molecular recognition. The project combines native mass spectrometry, robotic chemistry and artificial intelligence to develop faster and more informative methods for discovering and characterising molecules that bind to proteins. The successful PhD researcher will contribute to multiplexed, multistage mass spectrometry, automated sample...
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Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
Spain
1 week ago
PhD Position in Environmental Contaminants and Microplastics The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) is seeking a motivated predoctoral researcher for a PhD project on the analysis of environmental contaminants in water. The research combines field sampling, instrumental analysis, and data processing. The project will investigate the detection and characterisation of environmental contaminants, microplastics, and their associated additives, together with degrada...
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Universität Wien
Austria
3 weeks ago
The University of Vienna is advertising a predoctoral scientific project assistant position in the Faculty of Chemistry for a research project on coupled-cluster methods and strongly correlated molecules and materials . The work is embedded in the group of Prof. Leticia González and the project team around Dr. Pavel Pokhilko . The successful candidate will work on the development of new coupled-cluster and many-body methods for strongly correlated systems and then apply these methods to magnetic...
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Universität Wien
Austria
1 month ago
Two fully funded 3-year PhD positions are available at the University of Vienna in coupled-cluster theory development , with a focus on strong electron correlation and applications to challenging compounds. The positions are embedded in Prof. Leticia González’s group, offering a research environment with opportunities to interact with experts in semiclassical nonadiabatic dynamics , photocatalysis , and related areas. The work is guided by Pavel Pokhilko, and the post highlights mentoring and ca...
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Robert Kourist
Graz University of Technology
Austria
5 days ago
The Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering is advertising a postdoctoral position for Project PD 3.1 : Mechanistic investigation of oxidoreductases for the synthesis of biobased chemicals . The position is based at Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria, and is embedded in Program 3, Biocatalytic Processes for Sustainable Synthesis , with strong links to research groups working on enzymatic synthesis and bioprocess engineering. The project investigates how enzymes catalyze the upg...
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Estimated costs in Austria.
MonthlyYearly | |
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![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €552 $600/yr |
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | €147 $160/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.0k $2,160/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €1.4k $1,500/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Graz University of Technology
Austria
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Solvent Science
Essential Oil Chemistry
Biomass Valorization
Associate Professor
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Austria
Biochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolic Biology
Mycotoxin
Plant-pathogen Interaction
Assistant Professor
University of Innsbruck
Austria
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Molecular Physics
Computational Chemistry
Electron Transfer
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Associate Professor at University of Graz
Graz University of Technology
Austria
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Austria
Analytical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Cellulose Chemistry
Physicochemical Analysis
Chemometric
Professor
Graz University of Technology
Austria
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Trace Element Analysis
Pollution Biology
Mass Spectrometry