DESTINY2
24 PhD Positions in Energy Storage & Battery Technologies across Europe available soon!
A new 5-year European PhD Programme
Building upon the success of DESTINY1 project, we are now launching DESTINY2! The programme will train 42 highly-qualified PhD fellows and will allow them knowledge, skills, and competencies in the interdisciplinary fields of energy storage, as well as transferable skills (project management, communication, research planning, innovation etc.) required to make them highly competitive in both the academic and industrial workforce.
A strong European consortium
DESTINY2 is coordinated by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France and gathers 21 European Universities (grading HEIs and places for secondments), 6 Research Centers, 3 Large Scale Facilities and 7 private companies from, overall, 12 different countries, most of them members of Battery 2030+ and stakeholders of the European Network ALISTORE-ERI.
Opening of the Cohort #1 applications
The full list of topics is available since December 1st 2025. You will find everything you have to know about all the available positions (supervisors, topic, institutions and mobility involved) as well as the application process.
IMPORTANT: you may contact the potential supervisors to have more information about the topic, however, sending them your application directly is not permitted!
You must only apply through the CNRS job portal. As the call will open on January 5th 2026, the offer is not avaible yet. However, the list of required documents is available in the Guide for Applicants.
Call
for Evaluators
We are looking for evaluators to assess the second stage of our application process (Evaluation of merits). If you are interested, please contact the administrative team (destiny.phd@cnrs.fr)
