Postdoctoral Researcher Electrocatalysis

Apply Now Job ID JR100899Date posted 04/16/2024

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide mechanistic understanding of the catalytic behaviors observed under reaction conditions.
• Correlate the composition/structure with the activity/stability of catalysts.
• Design and develop electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
• Coordinate collaborative research with experimental or theoretical collaborators.
• Prepare and write manuscripts for publications in scientific journals and present research results in scientific conferences and DOE program review meetings.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• PhD degree in physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, or closely related fields.
• Strong background and research experience (including graduate research) in electrocatalysis.
• Good English writing and oral skills for publications and presentations.
• Position 1 - Hands-on experience in synthesis, testing and characterization of electrocatalysts.
• Position 2 - Experience in applying electronic structure theory, Transition State Theory (TST), microkinetic modeling or Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) methods in catalysis.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge in water electrolysis.
• Position 1 - Synthesis with controlled composition and morphology, electrochemical evaluation and in-situ/operando characterization using synchrotron and neutron techniques.
• Position 2 - Electronic structure simulation of complex electrocatalysts (metal/metal compound), kinetic modeling of electrochemical performances under reaction conditions and machine-learning-based study for catalyst design.

Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:

• Ability to speak, hear and understand speech; metal sharpness.

Other Information:

• Initial 1-year term appointment subject to renewal for the second year based on performance and funding.
• BNL policy requires that after obtaining a PhD, eligible candidates for research associate appointments may not exceed a combined total of 5 years of relevant work experience as a post-doc and/or in an R&D position, excluding time associated with family planning, military service, illness or other life-changing events.
• Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $70,200 - $116,200. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

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