Senior Battery Recycling Research Technician

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Birmingham invites applications for a technical role within the School of Metallurgy and Materials. The post supports battery materials research, including handling reactive lithium-based cells, operating lab shredding equipment, and characterising recovered materials with SEM/XRD/XRF/ICP-OES.

The successful candidate will ensure safety compliance, maintain detailed records, and may supervise technical staff in a dynamic research environment at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of batteries and battery safety is desirable.
• Practical experience with mechanical materials processing or materials separation techniques is desirable.
• Experience with analytical characterization techniques (SEM, XRD, XRF, ICP-OES) is desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to promote health and safety compliance in a lab environment.
• Knowledge of laboratory health and safety policies and ability to uphold them.

Responsibilities

• Handle safe discharge, disassembly and passivation of lithium-metal and Li-ion cells.
• Assist operation of lab-scale shredding and sorting equipment under controlled atmospheres.
• Perform mechanical separation and sorting of shredded outputs using sieving and magnetic methods.
• Prepare and characterize recovered materials using SEM, XRD, XRF and ICP-OES.
• Maintain accurate lab records and experimental data in databases.

Skills

Battery safety

Lab techniques

Analytical methods

Data management

Communication

Education

Degree in Chemistry/Materials Science/Engineering

Tools

SEM

XRD

ICP-OES

Job description

University of Birmingham invites applications for a technical role within the School of Metallurgy and Materials. The post supports battery materials research, including handling reactive lithium-based cells, operating lab shredding equipment, and characterising recovered materials with SEM/XRD/XRF/ICP-OES.

The successful candidate will ensure safety compliance, maintain detailed records, and may supervise technical staff in a dynamic research environment at Edgbaston, Birmingham.