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Job Opportunities 

Job Ref. Title Type Closing Date
019103 School Office Administrator

Senior Executive Assistant

Temporary 5 year post

12 Noon

14 November 2025

019118 Technical Offier

Permanent

12 Noon

19 December 2025

Research Funded Job Opportunities 

Job Ref. Title PI Description Closing Date
         

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Funded PhD Opportunities

(opens in a new window)Funded PhD with Dr. Liana Zoumpouli, UCD School of Chemistry, starting in January 2026. This interdisciplinary 4-year PhD project will address this global challenge by pioneering energy-efficient, sustainable solutions for water treatment. The successful candidate will utilise advanced 3D printing technology to produce porous ceramic structures in tailored shapes for applications involving filtration, adsorption and catalysis. 

Please email your complete application, or any questions you have, to Dr Liana Zoumpouli ((opens in a new window)liana.zoumpouli@ucd.ie).

Application materials must include:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Cover letter (1-page maximum): Please clearly articulate your interest in this specific project and explain why you are suitable for the position.
  • Academic transcripts
  • Contact details for two academic referees
20 November 2025 at 6pm
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.
16 January 2026 at 5pm



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