Postdoc: Sodium-Ion Battery Materials & Electrochemistry

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Relocation

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a postdoctoral research scientist in the Battery Materials & Systems Group to advance sodium-ion battery materials and electrodes.

The successful candidate will design, fabricate, and electrochemically characterize new electrode chemistries, collaborate across disciplines, and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to DOE mission areas and technology commercialization.

Qualifications

• PhD within the past five years in materials science, chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on experience with rechargeable battery research.
• Experience with sodium-ion batteries is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with publication record.

Responsibilities

• Electrode formulation and fabrication for sodium-ion battery research.
• Battery cell assembly and electrochemical testing.
• Materials and electrochemical characterization of new chemistries.
• Experimental data analysis and manuscript preparation.

Skills

Battery electrochemistry

Electrode fabrication

Cell assembly

Data analysis

Independent research

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Publish research

Education

PhD in materials science, chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical engineering, or related field

Tools

Battery testing equipment

Binder development

Thermal analysis

Electrochemical characterization

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a postdoctoral research scientist in the Battery Materials & Systems Group to advance sodium-ion battery materials and electrodes.

The successful candidate will design, fabricate, and electrochemically characterize new electrode chemistries, collaborate across disciplines, and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to DOE mission areas and technology commercialization.