Postdoctoral Appointee – Battery Manufacturing Research

Salary Range: $70,758 – $117,925/year Application Review:
Ongoing #: 420843

The Applied Materials Division (AMD) at Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to join a high-impact team working at the frontier of next-generation battery research . This role focuses on the design, scale-up, and manufacturing of advanced cathode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries , in close collaboration with national labs, industry, and academic partners.

Research Focus

• Development of scalable synthesis routes for advanced battery materials
• Process optimization for cost-effective, high-performance cathode production
• Electrochemical evaluation, full-cell prototyping, and technology transfer
• Collaborative use of synchrotron X-ray ,
  electron microscopy , and interface analysis

Facility Advantage Work at the Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) — a pre-pilot-scale R&D facility for process development and prototyping in battery technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. (within past 0–5 years) in Materials Science ,
  Chemical/Mechanical Engineering ,
  Chemistry , or Condensed Matter Physics
• Strong hands-on experience with cathode material synthesis and electrochemical characterization
• Familiarity with X-ray diffraction , structural analysis, and multiscale materials characterization
• Proven track record through publications, patents, or presentations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with synchrotron X-ray ,
  neutron , or electron microscopy techniques
• Skilled in impedance spectroscopy and operando characterization
• Background in crystallography ,
  machine learning for materials , or spectral data analysis