{"id":12442,"date":"2026-09-30T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=12442"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:33:55","slug":"phd-scholarship-in-hydrogen-ecosystem-australia","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/phd-scholarship-in-hydrogen-ecosystem-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Scholarship in Hydrogen Ecosystem &#8211; Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong> RMIT University<\/p>\n<p><strong>School:<\/strong> School of Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> PhD Scholarship in Hydrogen Ecosystem<\/p>\n<h3>Project Overview<\/h3>\n<p>RMIT University is offering two PhD scholarships for research on the <strong>design and synthesis of functional materials for the green hydrogen ecosystem<\/strong>, including applications related to hydrogen production and utilisation.<\/p>\n<p>The research will focus on developing advanced functional materials with properties relevant to the emerging hydrogen economy. The project sits within RMIT&#8217;s broader research activities in renewable energy, advanced materials, catalysis, energy conversion and energy storage.<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship provides an opportunity to undertake doctoral research at the intersection of materials science, chemistry and nanotechnology, with the potential to investigate functional materials for different stages of the green hydrogen ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Areas<\/h3>\n<p>Potential research directions may include the development, synthesis and characterisation of functional materials relevant to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green hydrogen production.<\/li>\n<li>Hydrogen-related energy conversion technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Functional catalytic materials.<\/li>\n<li>Nanostructured materials.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced materials for energy applications.<\/li>\n<li>Materials optimisation and performance evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The specific research direction will depend on the project and supervisory arrangements.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct doctoral research into functional materials for the green hydrogen ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>Design and synthesise advanced materials with targeted chemical and physical properties.<\/li>\n<li>Characterise material structure, composition and functional properties.<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the relationship between material structure and performance in hydrogen-related applications.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse experimental results and develop an understanding of relevant material mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to scientific publications and research presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Work collaboratively within RMIT&#8217;s research environment and with relevant research collaborators.<\/li>\n<li>Progress a doctoral research project under academic supervision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Required Qualifications<\/h3>\n<p>Applicants should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A First Class Honours degree or Master&#8217;s degree.<\/li>\n<li>An academic background relevant to the proposed research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preferred Background<\/h3>\n<p>Candidates with a background in one or more of the following areas are particularly relevant to the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Materials Science.<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry.<\/li>\n<li>Nanotechnology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experience in functional materials, catalysis, energy conversion, hydrogen technologies or related research may also be relevant.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Environment<\/h3>\n<p>The project is supervised by <strong>Distinguished Professor Tianyi Ma<\/strong> in RMIT&#8217;s School of Science.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Ma&#8217;s research covers the rational design, synthesis and characterisation of nanostructured materials, with applications in energy and environmental technologies. His research interests include photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, thermocatalytic and piezocatalytic materials, hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, water splitting, batteries and supercapacitors.<\/p>\n<p>RMIT&#8217;s broader research portfolio also includes projects involving renewable energy conversion and storage, functional materials, catalysis, batteries and supercapacitors.<\/p>\n<h3>Scholarship Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scholarship:<\/strong> PhD Scholarship in Hydrogen Ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number available:<\/strong> Two scholarships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> $34,841.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> Not specified on the scholarship page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening:<\/strong> Open now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closing date:<\/strong> 31 December 2027.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Degree:<\/strong> PhD.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The scholarship page does not specify whether the stated $34,841 is an annual stipend, nor does it state a tuition-fee waiver or exact scholarship duration. These details should therefore be confirmed with RMIT before publication as part of the funding package.<\/p>\n<h3>Application Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Applicants should send their CV\/details directly to the supervisor:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Tianyi Ma<\/strong><br \/>\nRMIT University<br \/>\nSchool of Science<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:tianyi.ma@rmit.edu.au\">tianyi.ma@rmit.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The scholarship page specifically instructs applicants to send their CV details to the supervisor.<\/p>\n<h3>Application Deadline<\/h3>\n<p><strong>31 December 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Supervisor<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Distinguished Professor Tianyi Ma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Ma is a Distinguished Professor in RMIT&#8217;s School of Science and Research Director of the Centre for Atomaterials and Nanomanufacturing. RMIT states that he is open to supervising Masters Research and PhD students.<\/p>\n<h3>External Link<\/h3>\n<p>Official scholarship page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/scholarships\/research\/phd-scholarship-in-hydrogen-ecosystem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/scholarships\/research\/phd-scholarship-in-hydrogen-ecosystem<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[502,49,124,507,739,296,497],"job_listing_category":[574,786,687,580,548,640,396,479,322,797],"job_listing_location":[395],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12442","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_listing_type-fixed-term","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_type-fully-funded","job_listing_type-phd","job_listing_type-phd-opportunity","job_listing_type-phd-position","job_listing_type-research","job_listing_category-catalysis","job_listing_category-clean-energy","job_listing_category-energy-conversion","job_listing_category-energy-materials","job_listing_category-energy-storage","job_listing_category-nanomaterials","job_listing_category-nanoscience","job_listing_category-nanotechnology","job_listing_category-research","job_listing_category-sustainable-energy","job_listing_location-australia","is-featured"],"metas":{"_job_featured_image":"","_job_category":{"574":"Catalysis","786":"Clean Energy","687":"Energy Conversion","580":"Energy Materials","548":"Energy Storage","640":"Nanomaterials","396":"Nanoscience","479":"Nanotechnology","322":"Research","797":"Sustainable Energy"},"_job_type":{"502":"Fixed Term","49":"Full Time","124":"Fully Funded","507":"PhD","739":"PhD Opportunity","296":"PhD position","497":"Research"},"_job_tag":[],"_job_apply_type":"external","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/scholarships\/research\/phd-scholarship-in-hydrogen-ecosystem","_job_apply_email":"","_job_salary_type":"","_job_experience":"","_job_qualification":["","Master\u2019s Degree"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12443,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12442\/revisions\/12443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=12442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}