FUSE Research Intern (Outreach/Behind the Lab Specs) - School of Chemistry - 904236

FUSE Research Intern (Outreach/Behind the Lab Specs)

Department: Chemistry

Location: Haworth

Projected Start Date: After the 25th June (most likely the 1st July) 

Projected End Date: 8 weeks after start (and no later than 30/09/2022)

Hours/Days of Work: 36 hours per week

Pay Grade: Band 200 (£9.90 per hour) plus holiday pay (£1.80 per hour)

Advert Close Date: 25 May 2022

Positions Available: 3

About Department/Research Project

Despite being one of the key future technologies in our transition towards a greener future, Li ion batteries receive comparatively little coverage in the school curriculum. The aim of our prior outreach work has been to try to expand the reach of Li ion battery teaching, which has led to resources being developed covering the operation of Li ion batteries [1,2]. Nevertheless there is still more to be done to ensure that all school children learn about this technology. In this project, the intern will develop new resources for explaining Li ion batteries (Catmat: new cathodes. ReLiB: recycling Li ion batteries. Nextrode: Manufacturing Li ion batteries), as well as work on our video project “Behind the lab specs” interviewing battery researchers in industry and academia [3].

Purpose of the Role

To develop and trial new resources to explain high power Li ion batteries

Shift Pattern

Normal working hours 9-5

Main Duties

• To develop educational resources on high power Li ion batteries for schools

• To trial these resources at science events

• To develop new episodes of the Behind the lab specs video series

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

• You must be a registered full-time chemistry or materials science undergraduate student (the internship must be within the years of your undergraduate study (i.e., not in final year or during a subsequent Masters’ programme), and you must not have been a FUSE intern in a previous year)

• Have an interest (and ideally some experience) of outreach work

How to apply

Submit an up-to-date CV and complete the application form attached here .

Due to high numbers of applications we will be unable to contact unsuccessful candidates. If you do not receive a response within one working week of the application deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful. 

Informal enquires to Professor Peter Slater, email: [email protected]

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