Funded PhD: Multiscale Battery Modeling & Cross-Talk

The CoReACTER (@ University College Dublin); Ireland; On-site; EUR 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An academic research project in Ireland is offering a PhD position to study cross-talk reaction mechanisms in electrochemical systems, focusing on battery research. The scholarship is €25,000 per annum for 4 years, with expectations to teach. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's in a relevant field and possess skills in software development, electrochemistry, and scientific communication. The start date is September 1, 2026.

Benefits

Stipend of €25,000 per annum

Fees covered

Teaching experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
• Experience with electrochemistry and energy storage devices is desirable.
• Familiarity with chemical simulation techniques is required.

Responsibilities

• Apply atomistic simulations to predict (electro)chemical reaction pathways.
• Design and implement multi-scale electrochemical simulations.
• Contribute to open-source software packages for reaction pathway analysis.

Skills

Teamwork and collaboration

Software development (Python, Julia, C/C++, Fortran, Rust)

Electrochemistry

Chemical thermodynamics

Scientific communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field

Tools

Density functional theory

Molecular dynamics

Finite-element modelling

Job description

An academic research project in Ireland is offering a PhD position to study cross-talk reaction mechanisms in electrochemical systems, focusing on battery research. The scholarship is €25,000 per annum for 4 years, with expectations to teach. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's in a relevant field and possess skills in software development, electrochemistry, and scientific communication. The start date is September 1, 2026.