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Postdoctoral positions

We are always looking for motivated and excellent candidates to apply for external funding such as Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoctoral fellowship, FWO senior/junior postdoctoral fellowship, etc. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Vandeginste with your CV and list of publications to discuss the potential project.

Currently, we invite outstanding candidates who would like to apply for an FWO Junior or Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship with us. The application deadline with FWO is 16 November 2026, but you should contact us with at least a 3-page research proposal (or full proposal using the FWO template) by 16 October 2026. Note that we can support maximum five candidates with their application, based on the new FWO regulations. Our research focuses on controlling reactive interfaces to engineer sustainable functional materials in the following domains:

• Carbon management, in particular CO2 capture and utilization

• CO2 electrochemical systems

• Stimuli-responsive coatings

• Circular resources, in particular recovery of battery-related metal resources

• Zinc-based batteries and hybrid capacitors

PhD positions

Currently, we have a PhD position available within the MSCA Doctoral Network on Zinc Energy Storage Technology. The focus of this PhD position is on the Development of novel interfacial strategies for high-performing electrodes in sustainable commercial zinc-ion batteries. More information on the position and on how to apply can be found on the ZEST website and recruitment platform:

ZEST PhD position DC3

Deadline for application registration is 27 November 2026.

In addition, we are always looking for motivated and excellent candidates to apply for external funding such as FWO doctoral fellowship. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Vandeginste with your CV and a letter of motivation to discuss the potential project. 

If you are a PhD researcher at another university and interested in a research visit to our group, then have a look at the interesting  KU Leuven Mobility fellowships and contact Prof. Vandeginste with your CV and a letter of motivation to discuss the potential project.

Master students / interships

If you are interested to conduct your Master thesis project or a research internship in our group, please contact Prof. Vandeginste with your CV.