Energy Materials Research Fellow: Battery Recycling

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days paid holiday

Volunteer day

Pension scheme

subsidised day nurseries

Job summary

The University of Birmingham is seeking a fixed-term Research Fellow to contribute to the HERMES project on hazardous energy recycling for emerging specialist chemistries. The role is based in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Edgbaston, Birmingham, with facilities supporting advanced materials research.

The successful candidate will design experiments, analyse results, and contribute to enterprise and public engagement activities, with a focus on safety, data, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science or Engineering discipline.
• PhD near completion in a relevant area (materials recycling, battery manufacture, minerals or process engineering).
• Analytical capability and ability to communicate complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design and carry out experimental work to identify safe discharge and passivation methods for reactive lithium-metal battery chemistries prior to mechanical processing.
• Investigate shredding parameters and atmosphere conditions for safely processing LMB cells.
• Develop and evaluate materials separation and recovery methods for shredded LMB output streams, assessing recovery efficiency and purity.
• Generate data to inform shredder redesign and process scale-up, working with engineering teams.
• Conduct safety and hazard assessments of materials and processes.
• Prepare technical reports and dissemination outputs arising from the research.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

PhD near completion in relevant area

Job description

The University of Birmingham is seeking a fixed-term Research Fellow to contribute to the HERMES project on hazardous energy recycling for emerging specialist chemistries. The role is based in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Edgbaston, Birmingham, with facilities supporting advanced materials research.

The successful candidate will design experiments, analyse results, and contribute to enterprise and public engagement activities, with a focus on safety, data, and collaboration