Location: | Coventry |
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Salary: | £33,966 to £44,263 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 22nd July 2024 |
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Closes: | 18th August 2024 |
Job Ref: | (109452-0724) |
Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Duration: 2 years with potential for extension
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Micheal Hope (Assistant Professor) at Michael.Hope.1@warwick.ac.uk.
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the group of Dr. Michael Hope (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/staff/michaelhope) in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick.
The aim of this EPSRC-funded project is to accelerate the development of novel materials for renewable energy generation and storage. This will be achieved by determining the atomic-scale structure and dynamics of functional materials and how this dictates the performance. The primary method to uncover these properties will be solid-state NMR, supported by complementary characterisation techniques (diffraction, electron microscopy, electrochemistry etc.).
The candidate will study MXene materials, an exciting new class of layered transition metal carbides, for both aqueous and non-aqueous battery and supercapacitor applications. This is in collaboration with the group of Prof. Yury Gogotsi, who co-discovered these materials. Advanced ex-situ and in-situ methods will be developed to determine how ions intercalate and bond to the MXene surface, and how this affects the rate and capacity. There is further scope to join projects studying degradation in lithium-ion batteries and halide perovskite photovoltaics, depending on interest.
These experiments are enabled by the excellent facilities at the University of Warwick, including state-of-the-art Research Technology Platforms covering a wide range of techniques. The solid-state NMR centre houses 9 solid-state NMR spectrometers, as well as hosting world-leading 850 MHz, 1 GHz, and upcoming 1.2 GHz spectrometers in the UK High-Field Solid-State NMR Facility.
This role is highly collaborative, working with world leaders across the university and internationally, as well as supporting the training of PhD students. The project combines exciting new materials and cutting-edge techniques to generate real-world impact.
This is a fixed-term position for two years, with the possibility of extension subject to the securing of further funding
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
About You
Candidates should have completed, or be near completing, a PhD in chemistry, physics, materials science, or a related discipline. Candidates will have passion and experience in one or more of the following areas: materials characterisation, (battery) electrochemistry, and/or (solid-state) NMR spectroscopy.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description. Note that candidates are not expected to meet all desirable criteria.
If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 18 August 2024 at 11.55 pm
Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.
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