Research Associate in Engineering

About us

The position will be based in the Engineering Department at King’s College London. The recently re-founded Department is rapidly expanding into a world-class research and teaching department. It consists of new state-of-the-art lab facilities located in the heart of London. We are a dynamic Department with a diverse team of academics, PDRAs, and PhDs.

About the role

This position is set within a growing research initiative supported by the prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, focusing on the development of sustainable aluminium-ion batteries. The aim is to develop innovative, high-performance cathode materials for non-aqueous aluminium-ion batteries and to explore their underlying reaction mechanisms.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher passionate about materials science and its application to energy storage devices. The work will involve the design, synthesis, and characterisation of novel inorganic materials. Synthesis methods will include mainly solid-state and solvothermal syntheses. Characterisation techniques will include X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical analysis. Advanced in-operando and ex-situ methods will be employed to gain a fundamental understanding of the structure-properties-performance relationship of the developed materials.

You will be part of a dynamic, diverse, and growing research team with a strong focus on creating a positive and collegial group culture.  We maintain strong partnerships with researchers both in the UK and internationally, and we are looking for a candidate who is excited about working in a team and willing to travel for collaborative research visits.

We place a strong focus on career development, offering opportunities for conference participation and skills development. You will also have the opportunity to mentor PhD, MSc, and undergraduate students working in the group.

This is a full time post (35 hours) per week, offered on a fixed term contract for 42 months.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

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