Onsite Postdoc: Electrochemistry & Battery Materials

Sandia Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Relocation assistance

Work-life balance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee in Electrochemistry and Materials Science to advance battery research and technology maturation. The role focuses on aqueous zinc-based and lithium-ion chemistries within a collaborative, multi-institutional environment.

On a typical day you will assemble and test zinc and/or lithium batteries, coordinate data from materials characterization, and publish and present new findings at conferences.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Engineering, or other related, relevant field.
• Laboratory experience in materials science, electrochemistry, chemical engineering or related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance.
• Experience with various electrochemical techniques (CV, EIS, GITT, galvanostatic cycling, etc.)
• Experience in materials chemistry including use of synthetic techniques

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a multidisciplinary, materials focused research effort.
• Assemble and test Zinc batteries and/or Lithium batteries.
• Coordinate, perform, and/or analyze data from materials characterization.
• Publish innovative research in leading peer-reviewed technical journals.
• Present cutting-edge research at technical conferences.

Skills

Materials science

Electrochemistry

Chemical engineering

Security clearance

Education

PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Engineering

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee in Electrochemistry and Materials Science to advance battery research and technology maturation. The role focuses on aqueous zinc-based and lithium-ion chemistries within a collaborative, multi-institutional environment.

On a typical day you will assemble and test zinc and/or lithium batteries, coordinate data from materials characterization, and publish and present new findings at conferences.