The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is seeking a PhD student to work in Prof. Julio Lloret’s Research Group.

This objective is achieved by:
- The performance of an individual research project under the direction of an internationally renowned Group Leader, in a creative and stimulating scientific environment.
- Opportunities for short stays in distinguished international research institutions.Project Title and Description:AI-driven Catalyst Development

Description of the project:
The scientific objective is to design and validate selective, robust electrocatalysts - with a strong emphasis on earth-abundant elements - for CO₂ reduction toward fuels and energy carriers. The work will connect catalyst synthesis and characterization with electrochemistry, spectroscopy, mechanistic analysis, automation and data science. The position is embedded in the interdisciplinary RAISE/2AID consortium, which brings together chemists, roboticists and AI researchers.

Training:
- Catalyst synthesis under controlled and inert conditions,



electrochemistry and reaction engineering.
- Analytical and spectroscopic methods, including NMR, GC, HPLC, UV-Vis, IR/SEIRA and X-ray absorption methods, as appropriate to the project.
- Mechanistic investigations, kinetics, structure-activity relationships and computational chemistry.
- High-throughput experimentation, experimental design, data processing, Bayesian optimization, machine learning and AI-agent workflows.- ICIQ’s technical and professional-development programme: scientific seminars, state-of-the-art instrumentation, research integrity, IP and technology transfer, entrepreneurship, grant and project management, scientific communication and career development.Tasks to be performed by the PhD student:
- Design, synthesize and characterize new electrocatalysts for CO₂ reduction to fuels and energy carriers.
- Plan and execute high-throughput catalyst-preparation and electrochemical-testing campaigns using AMPER and rel

📌 Phd Student (Tarragona)
🏢 ICIQ
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