PhD fellowship/scholarship, SusMAT: Exploring sustainable synthesis and performance of disordered materials for direct electrochemical CO2 conversion
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PhD fellowship/scholarship, SusMAT: Exploring sustainable synthesis and performance of disordered materials for direct electrochemical CO2 conversion
Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Biological and Chemical Engineering programme. The position is available from 01 April 2026 or later. You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'.
Title:
SusMAT: Exploring sustainable synthesis and performance of disordered materials for direct electrochemical CO2 conversion
Research area and project description:
The development of functional materials is one of the keys to advance novel sustainable technologies, including direct electrochemical CO2 conversion. With the installation of such technologies, catalysts in large volumes are required. Sustainable materials synthesis, e.g. with focus on limited use of organic solvents and minimal metal content, is crucial in the green transition.
The project involves: (i) sustainable synthesis of selected families of electrocatalysts using mainly water as solvent, which might result in structurally disordered materials, (ii) exploring the catalytic potential of such disordered materials, (iii) investigating in situ the structural evolution during material synthesis to understand the synthetic pathway, and in operando studies of electrocatalysts in action to identify the catalyst active sites during electrocatalytic CO2 conversion.
The project will be carried out at the Dept. of Biological and Chemical Engineering (BCE) at Aarhus University. BCE is an interdisciplinary department with experts within chemical engineering, materials science and biotechnology. BCE has large research focus on the development of sustainable technologies, incl. CO2 mitigation. For more information on BCE, please visit bce.au.dk.
Project description: For technical reasons, you must upload a project description. Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.
Qualifications and specific competences:
Applicants to the PhD position must have a master’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, nanoscience or equivalent, and the candidate must have experience with catalysis. It is beneficial if the candidate has experience with materials synthesis and analysis of X-ray scattering and/or X-ray absorption spectroscopy data.
Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Åbogade 40, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information regarding the PhD position are invited to contact:
For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide. If answers cannot be found there, please contact:
How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application.
Application deadline is 01 February 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Preferred starting date is 01 April 2026.
Please note:
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.
Title:
SusMAT: Exploring sustainable synthesis and performance of disordered materials for direct electrochemical CO2 conversion
Research area and project description:
The development of functional materials is one of the keys to advance novel sustainable technologies, including direct electrochemical CO2 conversion. With the installation of such technologies, catalysts in large volumes are required. Sustainable materials synthesis, e.g. with focus on limited use of organic solvents and minimal metal content, is crucial in the green transition.
The project involves: (i) sustainable synthesis of selected families of electrocatalysts using mainly water as solvent, which might result in structurally disordered materials, (ii) exploring the catalytic potential of such disordered materials, (iii) investigating in situ the structural evolution during material synthesis to understand the synthetic pathway, and in operando studies of electrocatalysts in action to identify the catalyst active sites during electrocatalytic CO2 conversion.
The project will be carried out at the Dept. of Biological and Chemical Engineering (BCE) at Aarhus University. BCE is an interdisciplinary department with experts within chemical engineering, materials science and biotechnology. BCE has large research focus on the development of sustainable technologies, incl. CO2 mitigation. For more information on BCE, please visit bce.au.dk.
Project description: For technical reasons, you must upload a project description. Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.
Qualifications and specific competences:
Applicants to the PhD position must have a master’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, nanoscience or equivalent, and the candidate must have experience with catalysis. It is beneficial if the candidate has experience with materials synthesis and analysis of X-ray scattering and/or X-ray absorption spectroscopy data.
Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Åbogade 40, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information regarding the PhD position are invited to contact:
- Nina Lock, nlock@bce.au.dk (main supervisor)
For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide. If answers cannot be found there, please contact:
How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application.
Application deadline is 01 February 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Preferred starting date is 01 April 2026.
Please note:
- Only documents received prior to the application deadline will be evaluated. Thus, documents sent after deadline will not be taken into account.
- The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.
- Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate the most relevant applications.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.