PhD Opportunities in Electrochemistry in Finland

This PhD opening is part of a predoctoral research contract at the Autonomous University of Madrid , within the Faculty of Science and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics . The project is titled “Super-resolution visualization of ion dynamics in disordered solid-state electrolytes” and focuses on understanding how ions move inside disordered solid-state electrolyte materials. The successful candidate will join a research environment centered on condensed matter physics, nanoscience and bi...

This PhD scholarship at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) , within DTU Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering , focuses on advancing solar-driven hybrid methane production for bio-electrochemical CO2 utilization . The project sits at the intersection of environmental engineering, biotechnology, electrochemistry, and process optimization, with the aim of improving the conversion of biogenic CO2 into methane. You will work within the Water Technology and Processes (...

Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero CDT PhD project This fully funded doctoral project explores how multiscale electrochemistry can improve ammonia technologies at the intersection of food security and the energy transition. The research addresses challenges in sustainable fertiliser production while also investigating the role of ammonia in future clean energy systems. As part of the Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero Centre for Doctoral Training, the successful researcher will join a cohort-based program...

The Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is offering a three-year PhD project focused on battery chemistry and magnetic resonance. The research aims to understand how batteries operate and fail at the molecular level, supporting the design of safer, longer-lasting and higher-performing energy-storage materials. Working under the supervision of Assistant Professor Leo W. Gordon, the PhD researcher will develop and apply nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characteriza...

DTU Sustain at the Technical University of Denmark is offering a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PhD project on solar-driven hybrid methane production technologies for bio-electrochemical CO2 utilization . The research will advance sustainable photo-bio-electrochemical methanation using biogenic CO2, contributing to circular and low-carbon environmental technologies. The PhD researcher will work with the interdisciplinary Water Technology and Processes section, combining environmental engineering...

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is hiring a PhD Research Intern to join its Battery Materials & Systems Group in Richland, Washington. The internship focuses on advanced research at the intersection of electrocatalysis , inorganic materials , and electrochemical CO₂ reduction . The successful intern will contribute to research related to battery materials and electrochemical systems, investigating materials and catalytic processes relevant to CO₂ conversion. The project is suited to...

This PhD project at DTU Energy , Technical University of Denmark, focuses on one of the central durability challenges in green hydrogen production: understanding how solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) degrade and how some of that degradation can be reversed during reversible operation. The student will use operando transmission electron microscopy to observe a miniaturised SOEC while it operates under gas atmospheres and temperatures up to 900 °C. The goal is to watch nanoscale changes as el...

This PhD project at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) explores how batteries work and fail at the molecular level, with the goal of informing better materials for safer, longer-lasting, higher-performing energy storage. The research combines magnetic resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with electrochemical methods to investigate battery materials and components in a non-destructive, chemically specific way. You will help develop and apply a suite of NM...

This PhD project focuses on AI-driven computational models for battery degradation within the EU-funded TRAIN-FAST Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. The research is hosted by Siemens Industry Software NV in Leuven, Belgium, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino , where the PhD degree will be awarded. The project sits at the intersection of battery science, simulation, and data-driven modelling. The doctoral researcher will contribute to the development of a digital twin for predicti...