PhD Researcher — Inorganic Nanomaterials for Energy Storage

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH; España; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH seeks a researcher to carry out synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical evaluation of functional inorganic nanomaterials and coordination complexes for energy storage. You will work within an interdisciplinary team on multi-technique analysis and device testing.

The role requires strong English proficiency, autonomy in protocol design, and the ability to publish results.

Qualifications

• Professional proficiency in English (oral and written).
• Autonomy in designing experimental protocols and multi-step syntheses.
• Strong analytical rigor and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Immediate availability to join the doctoral program.

Responsibilities

• Develop synthesis and preparation of inorganic nanomaterials and coordination compounds.
• Perform structural and compositional characterization (XRD, XPS, ICP-OES, FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis).
• Evaluate electrochemical behavior and galvanostatic cycling in lab cells.
• Carry out electrode suspension casting and cell assembly for tests.
• Process data, document workflows, and contribute to manuscripts.

Skills

English proficiency

Autonomy in experiments

Analytical rigor

Interdisciplinary collaboration

PhD program readiness

Tools

Python

XRD

XPS

ICP-OES

FTIR

Raman

UV-Vis

Job description

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH seeks a researcher to carry out synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical evaluation of functional inorganic nanomaterials and coordination complexes for energy storage. You will work within an interdisciplinary team on multi-technique analysis and device testing.

The role requires strong English proficiency, autonomy in protocol design, and the ability to publish results.