Lithium-Metal Battery Research Fellow

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

Benefits offered by this job

40 days paid holiday

One paid volunteering day

Pension scheme

Three subsidised day nurseries

Job summary

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a fixed-term Research Fellow position in the Energy Materials Group (EMG) within the School of Metallurgy and Materials. You will develop experiments to optimise passivation, discharge, shredding and material separation for reactive lithium-metal battery chemistries as part of the Hermes project.

The role involves working on a 30-month Innovate UK-funded project with Recyclus, contributing to lab-based investigations, data generation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science or Engineering discipline.
• PhD near completion in relevant area desirable.
• Demonstrated analytical capability and ability to communicate complex information to a diverse audience.
• Experience with mechanical shredding or comminution processes and materials separation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and carry out experimental work to identify safe discharge and passivation methods for reactive lithium-metal chemistries before processing.
• Investigate shredding parameters and atmosphere conditions for safe processing of LMB cells.
• Develop and evaluate materials separation and recovery methods for shredded LMB outputs, assessing recovery efficiency and purity.
• Generate data to inform shredder redesign and process scale-up, collaborating with engineering teams.
• Conduct safety and hazard assessments of materials and processes.
• Prepare technical reports and disseminate findings from the research.
• Support supervision of postdocs and technicians and coordinate laboratory work.

Skills

analytical capability

communication

interdisciplinary teamwork

coordination

resource assessment

equality/diversity awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

PhD near completion

Tools

ICP-OES

SEM

XRD

XRF

Job description

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a fixed-term Research Fellow position in the Energy Materials Group (EMG) within the School of Metallurgy and Materials. You will develop experiments to optimise passivation, discharge, shredding and material separation for reactive lithium-metal battery chemistries as part of the Hermes project.

The role involves working on a 30-month Innovate UK-funded project with Recyclus, contributing to lab-based investigations, data generation, and