Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Chemical & Environmental Engineering

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• Take a leading role in the use, data interpretation, and technique development of operando spectroelectrochemical approaches to understand charge transfer and charge transport. This will include macroscale electrochemical measurements to assess overall material functionality and also nanoscale imaging approaches to understand the role of local heterogeneity and microenvironments on materials performance. 
• Conduct standard and advanced electrochemical measurements, including spectroscopy-coupled electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (i.e. color impedance) in the visible and infrared regions of the electromagenetic spectrum, and (photo) scanning electrochemical cell microscopy methods. 
• Interest in multimodal (multiple characterization tool) approaches to understand complicated chemical-electronic-physical structure-property relationships of electrochemically-active semiconductng materials in the PI's laboratory and in national laboratories.  Examples can include, but not limited to temperature-dependent near-field optical micorsocpies (SNOM), Raman, photoluminensnce, and transient photoluminenscen at the micron scale, and synchrotron infrared nano spectroscopy (SINS).
• Work in conjunction with a number of deposition approaches relevant to thin films, including layer-by-layer thermal deposition via Knudsen cells, atomic layer deposition, blade coating, and roll-to-roll coating available in the PI's laboratory. 
• Actively participate in the dissemination of research findings through weekly meetings with the PI and other group members.
• Interact with collaborators from academia and national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Institute of Standards, and Naval Research Laboratory.
• Candidates should be able to think at multiple length scales in electrochemistry data interpretation, including fundamental molecular understanding of the role of electrolyte/semiconductor interfaces.
• Author monthly reports
• Publish in top journals
• Aid in the training of graduate and undergraduate students
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

• PhD in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, or materials science (or similar field). The selected candidate must have a conferred PhD upon hire.   
• Experience with dark and light semiconductor electrochemistry, as it applies to solar fuels and/or (photo)catalysis.
• Experience in spectroelectrochemistry methods.

• Experience in authoring Labview programs and/or Python or MatLab coding for large dataset analysis is highly desired.
• Experience in imaging and impedance-based techniques is highly preferred.
• Experience with printable electronic materials, including pi-conjugated polymers and metal halide perovskites, semiconductor electrochemistry for (photo)catalysis, and energy cascades.