Post-doctoral researcher or research engineer

21 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE

Department

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering
Chemistry » Applied chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

Yes

Offer Description

Development of water-based electrode processing for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

Context and goal

In the framework of several research projects and collaborations with industrial partners, the Department of Chemical Engineering recruits a post-doctoral researcher or a research engineer with strong experience in battery electrode manufacturing and characterization.

The general aim is to further develop water-based electrode manufacturing and assembly processes for lithium-ion batteries that the laboratory has worked on in the past few years. Active materials and additives are usually provided by our partners to be used in original water-based electrode processing. Electrode formulation and characterization helps guiding the research towards compatibilization of active materials and additives with water-based electrode formulation and processing. Issues to overcome are usually (i) reactivity with water and (ii) dispersibility in the electrode formulation.

Role of the post-doctoral researcher/research engineer

The main role of the hired researcher will be to manufacture and fully characterize battery electrodes from materials (raw or modified), either developed at the laboratory or received from industrial or academic partners, both in coin-cells and in pouch-cells. The latter technique still has to be developed properly (and possibly coupled with sensor integration for data collection). He/she will check for the compatibility of the electrode materials with the water-based processes previously developed at the NCE laboratory. He/she will participate to the further development of the battery assembly platform (equipment set up) and to the supervision of PhD students.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry » Applied chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• strong experience in electrochemistry, especially in Li-ion battery manufacturing and characterization.

Specific Requirements

A detailed CV and a motivation letter highlighting your skills and interests related to this specific proposal

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineeringChemistry » Applied chemistry

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Internal Application form(s) needed
Post-doc_offer_batteries_ULiege_NCE.pdf
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Liège, Chemical Engineering Department

Country

Belgium

State/Province

Liège

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Liège

City

Liège (Sart Tilman)

Website

https://www.chemeng.uliege.be

Street

Allée du Six Août, 11-13

Postal Code

4000

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED