Funded PhD with Dr. Evan Spotte-Smith, UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2026.  This 4-year PhD project within the Community of Researchers Assessing Chemical Transformations and Exploring Reactivity (CoReACTER) will leverage multi-scale modeling to understand cross-talk mechanisms in electrochemical devices. The student will develop and contribute to open-source scientific software, perform atomistic, mesoscale, and/or continuum-scale simulations, and analyze simulation data to make predictions about electrochemical behavior and possible avenues to improve the stability of Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.

Interested candidates should submit a brief (1 page or less) cover letter, CV, academic transcripts, and certificates of your academic qualifications to (opens in a new window)evan.spotte-smith@ucd.ieor to (opens in a new window)CoReACTER@proton.me.

In your cover letter, please be sure to address the following:
- Why are you interested in working on this project?
- Why, specifically, are you interested in working with (and within) the CoReACTER?
- What is your dream vacation destination?

For more information about the position, please contact Dr. Spotte-Smith at (opens in a new window)evan.spotte-smith@ucd.ie. For more information about the CoReACTER, including our philosophy and research interests, please see (opens in a new window)https://CoReACTER.org.

We are committed to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the CoReACTER. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and especially encourage candidates from marginalized backgrounds (along dimensions such as gender, disability, madness, sexuality, age, ethnicity, race, family status, socioeconomic status, Roma/Traveller status, nationality, and religion, as well as intersections thereof) to apply.