Post-doctoral position Experimental development of innovative oxide catalysts and carbon support applied to PEMFC electrodes
7 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CNRS- Department
Institut P': Physique et Ingénierie en Matériaux, Mécanique et Énergétique- Research Field
Engineering » Chemical engineering
Chemistry » Applied chemistry
Engineering » Materials engineering- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
France- Application Deadline
5 May 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
35- Offer Starting Date
4 Mar 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?
No
Offer Description
Post-doctoral position
Experimental development of innovative oxide catalysts and carbon support applied to PEMFC electrodes
Institut Pprime – Université de Poitiers – CNRS – POITIERS – France (https://pprime.fr ) Institut IC2MP – Université de Poitiers – CNRS – POITIERS – France (https://ic2mp.labo.univpoitiers.fr/ )
Starting date: 4th March 2024
Duration: 6 months
Location: PPRIME/IC2MP – 86000 Poitiers
Net salary per month: 2100 €
Contact: Applications (CV, Cover letter) should be sent by email to: Anthony Thomas – [email protected] and Christophe Coutanceau – [email protected]
Context
To prepare the next generation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) for automotive applications, the question of substituting critical raw materials like Pt group metals (PGMs) is mandatory for many reasons. Among them, the cost and the availability of strategic raw materials such as PGMs only on restricted areas on earth make addressing their substitution very urgent. The project “InnOxiCat” (Innovative Oxide Catalysts for next PEMFC generation) address these issues with the objectives of (i) building knowledge on convenient structures and compositions of non-PGM materials for fuel cell cathode where the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) occurs, (ii) synthesizing the materials and characterizing their physicochemical and electrochemical properties and (iii) for fuel cell, reaching higher performance than the state of the art of non-PGM materials. Project The objective of the post-doctoral project is to synthesize bio-sourced carbon powders with high specific surface area to act as support for platinum nanoparticles and titanium oxide particles. The catalysts will be characterized by different physicochemical methods and compared for their electroactivity towards the oxygen reduction reaction. Samples of catalysts will be sent to the LEMTA for ink preparation, electrode and membranes electrode assembly fabrication and testing in a fuel cell.
Skills recommended
The candidate should have knowledge of electrochemistry, if possible applied to the fuel cell field, and be comfortable material physicochemical characterization methods.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
The candidate should have PhD knowledge of electrochemistry
Specific Requirements
Have knowledge in fuel cell field, and be comfortable with material and physicochemical characterization methods.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Basic
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Institut P': Physique et Ingénierie en Matériaux, Mécanique et Énergétique
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Nouvelle Aquitaine
- City
- POITIERS
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Poitiers- Website
https://pprime.fr/- Street
Bâtiment B25, Rue Pierre Brousse- Postal Code
F-86073
STATUS: EXPIRED