Sustainable Carbon Electrodes Researcher (VRFB)

Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday package

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Newcastle University seeks a Research Assistant/Associate to advance sustainable electrode materials for vanadium redox flow batteries. You will characterise carbon materials and develop electrode architectures, with hands-on electrochemical testing and data analysis.

Travel to conferences may be required, and collaboration with industry partners will drive project milestones. The post is full-time and fixed-term up to 12 months, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrochemistry or related discipline.
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or Electrochemistry.

Responsibilities

• Characterise waste-derived carbon materials using techniques such as SEM, Raman spectroscopy, XRD, BET surface area analysis.
• Formulate and fabricate electrode materials for flow battery applications.
• Conduct electrochemical testing and analysis.
• Design, assemble, and evaluate a laboratory-scale vanadium redox flow battery test rig and assess performance.
• Collaborate with industrial partners on milestones and deliverables.
• Analyse data and contribute to planning and dissemination of results.

Skills

Electrochemical testing

Functional materials

Carbon materials characterization

Redox flow batteries

Industry experience

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication

Teamwork

IT skills

Initiative

Education

Honours degree in Chemical Engineering

PhD in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Newcastle University seeks a Research Assistant/Associate to advance sustainable electrode materials for vanadium redox flow batteries. You will characterise carbon materials and develop electrode architectures, with hands-on electrochemical testing and data analysis.

Travel to conferences may be required, and collaboration with industry partners will drive project milestones. The post is full-time and fixed-term up to 12 months, with potential for extension.