Postdoctoral Researcher in Generation Battery Cathode Materials

Position Overview

This post is a postdoctoral research assistant role within Prof Robert House's Group in the Department of Materials. The post is in association with a new Faraday Institution‑funded project entitled "Accelerated Development of Next Generation Li‑Rich 3D Cathode Materials (3D‑CAT)." 3D‑CAT is a new Faraday Institution research project lead by Oxford Materials (Professors Robert House (PI), Saiful Islam, Peter Bruce), with UCL Chemical Engineering (Dr Rhod Jervis) and 4 industrial partners that brings together expertise in battery materials synthesis and device fabrication, advanced characterisation and materials modelling.

We will work to develop new Li‑rich 3D cathodes by controlling local ordering in disordered rocksalt compounds. This is a fixed‑term post until 31 March 2027 (with potential to extend until 31 September 2028), working full‑time for 37.5 hours per week.

You will have a PhD (or be near completion) in materials or chemistry and experience in battery research. You will have expertise in a range of synthesis techniques and advanced materials characterisation tools such as X‑ray, electron and neutron scattering techniques, spectroscopy, and crystallography. You will be able to conduct high quality, original research and have a strong record of journal publication or other output record commensurate with experience.

You will possess excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for high quality publications in a timely manner, present research results at conferences, and represent the research group  will be able to work in an effective, positive and respectful manner with other group members (DPhil students; postdocs) and collaborators. In this role, you will also provide guidance to less experienced members of the research group, including DPhil/PhD students and undergraduate project students.

Prior experience and expertise in transmission electron microscopy is desirable.