PhD Opportunities in Nanoscience in Spain

🚀 2 fully funded PhD positions are available within the MSCA Doctoral Network IDEAS-MSCA at the Group of Characterization of Materials (GCM), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The openings are for Doctoral Candidates in Drug Delivery , Pharmaceutical Formulation , Nanotechnology , Materials Science , Chemistry , Physics , and Machine Learning . Project 1: Hybrid Nanoparticles for Biopharmaceutical Delivery — synthesize and characterize hybrid silica–polymer micro/nanopartic...

3-year fully funded PhD position in the MSCA Doctoral Network IDEAS at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech) in Barcelona, Spain. The project, DC13 – Development of hybrid nanoparticles for enhanced biopharmaceutical delivery , sits at the intersection of applied physics, chemistry, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical technology. The doctoral research will focus on designing, synthesising, and characterising hybrid nanoparticle systems for advanced delivery of fragile biopharma...

Fully-funded PhD opportunity at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain This call is for a PhD position in the ICIQ Fully-Funded PhD Programme 2026 – Third Call , hosted by the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in Tarragona, Spain, in partnership with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). The advertised project is supervised by Prof. Katherine Villa and focuses on Light-Driven Oscillatory Micromotor Systems . The research project explores the design of ph...

PhD Opportunity | FPU 2026 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona A PhD opening is available in the Department of Chemistry at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for a motivated candidate interested in Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry for Energy Applications . The research direction includes electrocatalytic materials , energy conversion , and sustainable electrochemical systems . This is a strong fit for applicants with training or experience in Chemistry , Materials Science , Chemica...

INMA (Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón), a joint CSIC–Universidad de Zaragoza research institute in Spain, is advertising an open PhD position in Quantum Technologies , Surface Science , and Materials Science . The PhD project, Emergent Quantum Phenomena in 2D-Organic Systems , focuses on organic nano-architectures on 2D insulating substrates and aims to improve quantum coherence through atomic-scale control. The student will work with advanced experimental methods including scann...

PhD opening in magneto-opto-mechanical nanodevices at the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (CSIC) , Micro-nano Tools group, in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain . The project focuses on building wirelessly controlled nanodevices to remotely reprogram macrophages, with applications in colorectal cancer (turning pro-tumor macrophages into anti-tumor cells) and rheumatoid arthritis (shifting pro-inflammatory cells toward regenerative states). Research activities include photolithography , coll...

CIC energiGUNE invites applications for a PhD position focused on nanoconfined fluids for next-generation energy and functional technologies. The research will be conducted within the Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion Area, specifically in the Interfacial Phenomena, Colloids, and Porous Media group. The successful candidate will carry out high-quality, original research on the behavior and applications of fluids confined in nanoporous materials, contributing to the development of emerging en...