Postdoc: Solid-State Battery Materials & Membrane Engineering

argonne; Lemont (IL); On-site; USD 72,879 - 121,465; Full time

Job summary

Argonne National Laboratory's Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to develop materials, membranes, and fabrication methods for energy storage. The project employs solution-based synthesis (electrospinning, slot-die coating, 3D printing) to fabricate battery electrodes and solid electrolytes.

The candidate will design experiments, analyze data, publish results, and collaborate with academia and industry while working on-site

Qualifications

• PhD in chemical engineering, materials science or related fields (0–5 years since completion).
• Demonstrated knowledge in materials synthesis and characterization.
• Demonstrated knowledge in battery technologies (lithium-ion, solid-state, sodium-ion, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge of transport property study.
• Experience in ink synthesis and characterization.
• Experience in coating, printing, or wet-chemistry deposition techniques.
• Experience using analytical tools such as XRD, SEM/TEM, FTIR, Raman, and electrochemical methods (EIS, battery cycler).
• Publication record with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to contribute to proposals, reports, and journal papers/patents.

Responsibilities

• Explore optimum synthesis conditions for battery electrolyte materials, solid-state electrolyte film, and membrane electrode fabrication.
• Formulate slurry for coating and printing processability.
• Study coating and drying to control membrane microstructures and transport properties.
• Design electrodes, electrolyte, and interfacial layers for solid-state batteries.
• Characterize mass transport phenomena.
• Develop techniques for electrochemical measurements and post-mortem analysis.
• Write reports and high-impact papers; present at conferences.
• Develop or support collaborations with academia and industry.

Skills

Materials synthesis

Battery knowledge

Transport properties

Ink synthesis

Coating/printing

Analytical tools

XRD

SEM/TEM

FTIR Raman

Electrochemical testing

Publications

Proposal writing

Patents

Education

PhD in chemical engineering

PhD in materials science

Tools

slot-die coating

electrospinning

aerosol jet printing

3D printing

Job description

Argonne National Laboratory's Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to develop materials, membranes, and fabrication methods for energy storage. The project employs solution-based synthesis (electrospinning, slot-die coating, 3D printing) to fabricate battery electrodes and solid electrolytes.

The candidate will design experiments, analyze data, publish results, and collaborate with academia and industry while working on-site