Postdoctoral Fellow, High-Throughput Materials Chemistry

University of Texas; Utah; On-site; USD 59,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Free access to UT libraries

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Chemistry at the Texas Materials Institute within the Cockrell School of Engineering. The position focuses on high-throughput synthesis and autonomous materials discovery, leveraging robotic systems and AI to accelerate functional materials development on campus.

The successful candidate will work at UT Austin's UT Main Campus, collaborating across disciplines to advance energy-related materials, with a

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a closely related field, conferred within three years before start date.
• Demonstrated experience conducting independent research in a relevant area of materials science or engineering.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• Commitment to mentoring and contributing to the academic development of graduate and undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize high-throughput and combinatorial synthesis workflows, including high-throughput solution synthesis, microdroplet printing and processing.
• Design and execute automated synthesis experiments using robotic platforms or parallel reactors.
• Collaborate with computational scientists to integrate machine-learning models for closed-loop materials discovery.
• Collaborate with companion postdocs on functional materials characterization (XRD, SEM/TEM, Raman, spectroscopy, electrochemical analysis, etc.).

Skills

High-throughput synthesis

Robotic platforms

Machine learning

Data analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in Materials Science or related field

Tools

XRD

SEM/TEM

Raman spectroscopy

Electrochemical analysis

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Chemistry at the Texas Materials Institute within the Cockrell School of Engineering. The position focuses on high-throughput synthesis and autonomous materials discovery, leveraging robotic systems and AI to accelerate functional materials development on campus.

The successful candidate will work at UT Austin's UT Main Campus, collaborating across disciplines to advance energy-related materials, with a