Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD with the Fung Research Group

A fully funded (tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum) Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research group of Assistant Professor Fun Man Fung at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025.

The project title is "Digital Futures of Training Next-Generation Scientists"

Further details: Fung Research Group PhD September 2025

Please email your application letter and CV to Dr. Fun Man Fung at (opens in a new window)funman.fung@ucd.ie before 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD with the Sullivan Research Group

A fully funded (tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum) Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research group of Professor James Sullivan at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025.

The project title is "Materials and Processes to Upcycle Plastic Waste"

Further details: Sullivan Research Group PhD September 2025

Please email your application letter to Professor James Sullivan at (opens in a new window)james.sullivan@ucd.ie before 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD with the Zhu Research Group

A fully funded (tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum) Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research group of Assistant Professor Xiangming Zhu at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025.

The project title is "Synthesis and biological evaluation of thiosugar complexes"

Further details: Zhu Research Group PhD September 2025Zhu Research Group PhD September 2025

Please email your application letter and CV to Dr. Xiangming Zhu at (opens in a new window)xiangming.zhu@ucd.ie before 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD with the Elghobashi-Meinhardt & Henthorn Research Groups

A fully funded (tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum) Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research groups of Assistant Professor Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt and Asst. Professor Justin Henthorn at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025.

Project title:

"Merging computation and synthesis to engineer novel FeS carbide compounds".

Further details: Elghobashi-Meinhardt & Henthorn Research Group PhD Sept 2025

Please email your application letter and CV to Dr. Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt at (opens in a new window)nadia.elghobashi-meinhardt@ucd.ie before 28 February 2025.

28 February 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD in Organic Chemistry with the Palma Research Group focusing on the Development of Novel Alpha-Helix Mimetics

A fully funded Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research group of Assistant Professor Aniello Palma at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025. (Fellowship is for four years and covers tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum)

The project title is "Development of Novel Alpha-Helix Mimetics"

Candidates with experience in synthetic chemistry and interests in medicinal chemistry are encouraged to apply.

Further information can be found here:(opens in a new window) Palma Research Group PhD September 2025

To apply please send an email with subject PhD Application 2025 to (opens in a new window)aniello.palma@ucd.ie . To this email, please attach a CV, personal statement, research summary, transcript of results and the name of two academic references. Incomplete applications will not be considered.  

Deadline Date for Applications: 7^th of March 2025, 5pm GMT

7th March 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD with the Joseph Byrne Bioinorganic Research Group

A fully funded Sir Walter Hartley Fellowship PhD position is available in the research group of Assistant Professor Joseph Byrne at UCD School of Chemistry, starting in September 2025. (Fellowship covers tuition fees and €25,000 stipend per annum).

Project title:

"Developing luminescent supramolecular sensors for glycans and glycan-binding proteins (for health applications)"

Candidates with experience in synthetic chemistry and interests in antimicrobial resistance and/or human disease are encouraged to apply.

Further details: (opens in a new window)Joseph Byrne Research Group PhD Sept 2025

To apply, please complete the application form with CV and statement of interest (opens in a new window)Application Form Joseph Byrne PhD Sept 2025  before 28 February 2025

28th February 2025

Funded (Sir Walter Hartley Scholarship) PhD in Organic Chemistry with the Peter Byrne Research Group

A four year PhD position is available to start in September 2025 with Assistant Professor Peter Byrne in the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology in UCD School of Chemistry. Funding is provided to cover PhD stipend of €25,000 per year, fees at EU rate, and purchase of equipment and materials.  The PhD project may be on one of the following topics in synthetic and physical organic chemistry:

"Exploitation of novel methodology for "low waste", low resource use synthesis of valuable products including pharmaceuticals and their precursors."

OR

"Development of methodology for prediction of activation energies for chemical reactions for use in synthesis design."

Further information on the research group can be found at (opens in a new window)Peter Byrne Chemistry Research Group

Students with an interest in organic synthesis, green chemistry, catalysis, physical organic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, electrochemical synthetic methods, and sustainable resource use are encouraged to apply by sending a CV and cover letter with two references to (opens in a new window)peter.byrne@ucd.ie together with the names and contact details of two referees. The deadline for applications will be Friday February 28th 2025.  Interviews will take place early in March.

Candidates should possess a first class or upper second class B.Sc.(Hons) degree in Chemistry or a closely related subject. Please contact Dr. Byrne if you would like further information on the project or any other aspect of the position.  

28th February 2025