6 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY- Research Field
Chemistry
Engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
United Kingdom- Application Deadline
14 Jan 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Other- Job Status
Full-time- 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
Chemical & Process Engineering
Location: Guildford
Salary: £36,024 to £39,347 per annum depending on experience
Fixed term contract to 31/05/2026
Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 14 January 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 066923
The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.
We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.
Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.
The role
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position in Mescoscale Modelling for Solid-state Batteries. The Research Fellow will work within a big consortium OPERA - A Horizon Europe Project (horizon-opera.eu) and will collaborate with leading experimental scientists from Spain, Germany, Norway, Austria, France, and Slovekia, who will develop zero-excess solid-state Li/Na-ion batteries, and operando techniques to understand the anode-electrolyte interfaces. The candidate will also have opportunities to interact with wider EU battery communities through the engagement with BATTERY 2030+ large scale initiative on Future Battery Technologies and collaboration.
The post will be based within the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (SCCE) at the University of Surrey, and will have opportunity to interact with a vibrant Sustainable Energy and Materials research team and the Digital Chemical Engineering team with 20 academics and more than 50 PhD and postdoc researchers. The Sustainable Energy and Materials team at the University of Surrey has a strong background in the design, synthesis, optimisation and application of advanced functional materials for energy conversion and storage. The research group has specific interests in multiscale materials modelling combined with experimental approaches for a variety of sustainable electrochemical technologies including fuel cells, electrolysers, and batteries.
The University of Surrey is ranked 13th in the UK in the recent Complete University Guide, and was awarded The University of the Year for Graduate Employment in 2021. You will be well supported for your career development with comprehensive tailor-designed training programme for researchers, mentoring schemes, and one-to-one career advice and support.
About you
We are looking for a highly motivated researcher with solid research experience in mesoscale materials modelling to carry out meso-scale simulations of Li/Na dendrite growth and mechanical stress-strain behaviour of materials in solid-state batteries, and to develop machine learning methods to assist multiscale modelling for zero-excess solid-state batteries.
The candidate is expected to be experience in mesoscale modelling (finite element, CFD, phase-field theory) for addressing scientific problems. The appointed candidate will collaborate with two Research Fellows who work on atomistic modelling, as well as other Research Fellows and PhD students in Prof Qiong Cai’s group who work on mesoscale materials modelling for electrochemical energy devices. The appointed candidate will also collaborate with researchers in Prof Tao Chen’s group for learning and developing machine learning methods.
Candidates must hold (or be close to completion of) a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or other relevant major degrees.
Candidates should apply online, carefully answer all the application form questions, and attach a curriculum vitae (with details on education, research experiences, successes and the relevant publications to date).
How to apply
Prospective applicants can contact Prof Qiong Cai ([email protected] ) and Prof Tao Chen ([email protected] ), if they need any specific further information on the post.
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Please note, it is University Policy to offer a starting salary equivalent to Level 3.6 (£34,980) to successful applicants who have been awarded, but are yet to receive, their PhD certificate. Once the original PhD certificate has been submitted to the local HR Department, the salary will be increased to Level 4.1 (£36,024).
Requirements
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City
- Guildford
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/362374/research-fellow-in-…
Contact
- City
Guildford
STATUS: EXPIRED
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