📢 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝗗 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼

Seeking a highly motivated and skilled PhD student to join the National Science Centre (NCN) Opus 27 project: “𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝟮𝘿 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤-𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤-𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣” (acronym: 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗔). The position is fully funded for the entire PhD period and will be based at the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), within an international consortium.

🧪 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀:
The successful candidate will perform research primarily within: 𝗪𝗣𝟱: Preparation and characterization of structure, composition, morphology, and optical and electrochemical properties of alloyed 2D structures. 𝗪𝗣𝟲: Investigation of photo-electro-chemical efficiency of alloys in HER/OER processes under in-operando conditions. The PhD project will center on compositional and structural analysis of alloyed 2D materials (mostly hashtag#MXenes and hashtag#MBenes) through advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, including:
🔹In-operando Raman spectroscopy
🔹Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
🔹X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
🔹Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy
🔹Electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, STEM)
A key objective will be the implementation of our 2D materials into advanced electrodes for optimized catalytic performance in hydrogen evolution (HER) and oxygen evolution (OER) reactions.

🎓 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲:
The selected student will be enrolled in the Doctoral School at WUT, with a training programme designed around multiscale characterization of 2D materials, alloy and electrode design for photo- and electrocatalysis, incl. in-operando spectroscopic monitoring of catalytic processes.

✅ 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲:
🔹MSc (or equivalent) in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline
🔹Proven experience in advanced materials characterization (SEM, TEM, STEM, Raman, FTIR, XPS, etc.)
🔹Hands-on experience with electrode development or catalyst preparation is highly desirable
🔹Strong command of English, enabling independent scientific writing and presentation
🔹High level of independence, reliability, motivation, and availability for experimental research

📄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
This is a pre-call with no application deadline. If you're pre-interested, please submit your CV and motivation letter to my email agnieszka.jastrzebska@pw.edu.pl. Please do not send messages via LinkedIn mailbox. There are too many, and I am not using them for candidate search.