External Opportunities
Current opportunities:
PhD and ECR opportunities from the catalysis community.
An (initial) 2 year PDRA post at the University of Nottingham working on reduction of CO2 and hydrogen generation via electrolysis is available, reporting to Andrei Khlobystov and working closely with Neil Rees (Birmingham), Andrea Ferrari (Cambridge) and Graham Hutchings (Cardiff). Metal Atoms on Surfaces and Interfaces (MASI) is a large-scale…
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Bio-ethanol Upgrading Catalysed by Multifunctional Zeolites – a fully funded PhD studentship within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU). Lasting for 4 years, the studentship is open to UK and international students and is supervised by Dr Russell Taylor and Dr Karen Johnston…
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You can apply to work with overseas researchers in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil and the United States if you are a researcher at UK higher education institutions, research council institutes, UKRI-approved independent research organisations and NHS bodies. The fields you can work in and the application processes are governed by agreements…
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Velocys combines transformative technology, operational expertise and a partnership approach to deliver sustainable fuels technology to our clients. Velocys Group was formed by the merger of Oxford Catalysts in the UK which focused on development of Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) catalysts and Velocys Inc in Ohio, US which has developed specialist micro-channel…
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The ACG Applied Catalysis award is now open for nominations! There is a dedicated page for the award and it is also listed on the ACG page Applied Catalysis interest group. This award is open to all (all areas of catalysis, all locations etc). For more information and to apply…
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Metal Atoms on Surfaces and Interfaces (MASI) is a large-scale multidisciplinary project spearheaded by four UK universities (Nottingham, Cardiff, Cambridge, and Birmingham) simultaneously addressing two grand challenges: sustainable use of metals and low-carbon technologies. The project is motivated by natural (limited resource of critical metals) and anthropogenic (overpopulation, global warming)…
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3-year PhD studentship, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship (3 years) within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with Johnson Matthey. The student will work with an interdisciplinary supervisory team with expertise in 3D printing, materials…
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We are looking for 2 highly motivated PhD candidates willing to work at the University of Birmingham in the interception of material science, chemistry, fundamental and applied electrochemistry. Ideally, the candidate should have a 2.1 of higher degree in chemistry, or a related discipline. This project will investigate the (photo)electrochemical…
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Postdoctoral Research Associate Chemistry (Heterogeneous Catalysis) Phil Dyer and Simon Beaumont have a joint PDRA post available on an industrially funded research project in Durham. The project involves the selection, synthesis, characterization and development of a range of heterogeneous catalysts for an industrially important reaction. The work is funded by Sinopec, a…
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We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity for a Catalyst Characterisation Specialist to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for fundamental and exploratory studies in chemistry to support bp group operations and to appraise and develop new low carbon technology opportunities for business renewal. Advanced Bio and…
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