External Opportunities

Current opportunities:

PhD and ECR opportunities from the catalysis community.


Senior Research Chemist position at BP

We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity for a Senior Research Chemist 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.  Reporting…

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LG Chem Global Innovation Contest 2021

EG Chem is hosting ‘LG Chem Global Innovation Challenge 2021′(GIC 2021) which will support scholars up to $150,000. This program is a platform for research collaboration designed by LG Chem that will be initiated with novel proposals from universities and research institutions from all over the world.  The scope of the program…

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Positions at the University of Oslo

Dear Catalysis Friends We are recruiting talent in Oslo. 1. Postdoc position with focus on catalyst deactivation and advanced characterization: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in in chemistry/material science with focus on diffraction and synchrotron studies (199046) | University of Oslo (jobbnorge.no) 2. PhD positions in a European project focused on computations…

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RSC SURCAT Best PhD Thesis Award

We are pleased to announce the RSC SURCAT Best PhD Thesis Award. This Award would be presented annually by SURCAT group to a young researcher who has completed his/her PhD thesis registered within the UK based institution. The award would be presented at the next UK Catalysis conference including a Citation and a cash prize of £250. The young…

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11th edition of the Merck Innovation Cup – Apply Now

From June 26th – July 2nd, 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a vibrant science & technology company with a more than 350 years long history, will be hosting the 11th edition of the Merck Innovation Cup (http://innovationcup.emdgroup.com) near Frankfurt, Germany. In case the pandemic situation would not allow in-person meetings, the event would take…

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2021 MEXT Postgraduate Scholarship – application open

Application for the 2021 Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship is now open and application forms are available to download via the Embassy of Japan website at: http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/mext_postgrad.html This scholarship is tenable for 18 months from September/October 2021 (No April start in 2021), including 6 months of Japanese language education, and no prior knowledge of the…

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PhD position – Photoactive metalloproteins for catalysis

The Jarvis group have a fully funded PhD position available to explore the development of photoactive metalloproteins. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated students interested in the chemical biology interface and with an aptitude to learning new things. Experience in transition metal catalysis/bioinorganic chemistry beneficial. Deadline for applications June 19th 2020. For…

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