Doctoral Candidate - Research Associate

Corehr; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Corehr is offering a fully funded doctoral project under the MSCA Doctoral Networks program. You will work on identifying design electrochemical interfaces for electrocatalysis and batteries, employing X-ray characterization with in-situ electrochemical and Raman spectroscopy.

The project involves multi-modal characterization to reveal how intermediates and by-products relate to activity and stability, including studies on degradation of metal and metal-oxide electrocatalysts over extended

Qualifications

• X-ray characterization combined with in-situ electrochemical and Raman spectroscopy measurements.
• Multi-modal characterization linking intermediates to activity, stability and chemical changes.
• Experience in studying degradation of metal and metal-oxide electrocatalysts over extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Apply operando characterization of solid-liquid interfaces in electrocatalysis.
• Conduct multi-technique measurements (X-ray, electrochemical, optical) to correlate structure with activity.
• Coordinate secondments and collaborate with partner institutes as part of the MSCA Doctoral Networks program.

Job description

£39,906 - £42,254 pa Comply with the rules of the 2025 MSCA Doctoral Network program under Horizon Europe

01-Sep-2026 23:30

Hours of work: Full-time.

Tenure: Fixed term from 1 November 2026 until 30 October 2029.

This project is part of the MSCA Doctoral Networks program e-ChemIn, connecting 10 research institutes and 3 companies across Europe in a joint effort to identify design electrochemical interfaces for electrocatalysis and batteries. You will employ X-raycharacterisationcombined with in-situ electrochemical and Raman spectroscopy (RS) measurements on metal, metal-oxide electrocatalytic model systems (thin films, single crystals of Fe, Ni, Cu, oxides) at different pH and ion composition. You will investigate the relationship between chemical activity and structure through the application of operando characterization of solid-liquid interfaces in electrocatalysis. Multi-modalcharacterisationcombining these techniques (x-ray, electrochemical and optical characterisation) will link intermediates and by-products to the observed activity, stability, and chemical changes. Changes during degradation of metal and metal- oxide electrocatalysts will bemonitoredover extended periods, correlating them with the structural and chemical changes.

Secondments (short-term academic and/or industrial research stays) are an integral part of the doctoral training program: According to current project plans 2 secondments are foreseen: 1) 4 months atMONOLITHOS Catalysts and Recycling Ltd.(Dr. Iakovos Yakoumis)and 2) 4 months at the University of Leiden (Dr. Rik Mom)

This project is a good match if you like:

• understanding electrochemistry at the atomic level.


• Working with advanced measurement techniques.


• Working as a team, both within the group and in collaborations with other institutes.

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We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.