• Gathers battery data and test results, build graphs and tables, interprets them in reports and presentations and communicates the results to the different teams and managers.
• Coordinates the battery activities within the battery team, together with the lab supervisor.
• Develops new procedures and methods around batteries, tests new equipment and validates them.
• Is responsible for the development and the maintenance of the battery database, equipment and software.
• Stays up to date on the current and upcoming technologies within the battery field via regular trainings and networking.

• Master degree in chemistry
• Advanced knowledge in inorganic chemistry, materials for energy storage
• Knowledge/experience in electrochemistry and in particular Li-ion batteries is necessary
• Strong in data analysis
• Strong in multitasking and in setting up a good planning
• A driven person who takes initiatives
• Can report results in a structured way, both orally and in writing, also in English
• Likes to work within a team, likes to lead people and to train them
• Works in an ordered and accurate way
• Is creative and thinks broadly, is able to draw quick conclusions based on observations. Likes to solve issues
• Has the ability to perform experiments independently
• Has the capacities to eventually lead a team

Location DUBBLE beamline (BM26) at the ESRF, Grenoble, France

Job Type: Research

Contract Type Fixed Term; 24 months

Salary (£) Dutch PDRA (scale 10.5); from 3234-3837 Euros per month

Closing date for applications:  8/11/2016

Interviews to be held: early November, 2016

Starting date: December 2016 or early thereafter

JOB POSSITION TITLE:

PROJECT LEADER FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (SYNTHESIS/PRECIPITATION)

AREA OF INTEREST

As a Project Leader in the Functional materials competence center, you will develop and optimize new materials for rechargeable batteries, mostly through inorganic aqueous chemistry (precipitation). You take the responsibility over research projects, broaden your expertise and make it available within other R&D projects. You push boundaries by acquiring knowledge on new technologies and applying this knowledge to generating ideas for new developments. Moreover you maintain an internal network and shares expertise with your colleagues

JOB POSSITION TITLE:

RESEARCHER SCIENTIST IN LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES

AREA OF INTEREST

IK4-CIDETEC wants to incorporate a specialized and highly qualified research scientist in the area of energy storage, able to lead and develop research projects in the field of advanced Lithium/Sulfur batteries, generating knowledge in a multidisciplinary environment. The candidate must have high-level research background and demonstrate skills in the European and international arena.

JOB POSSITION TITLE:

RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN THE AREA OF BATTERIES WITH SOLID ELECTROLYTES

AREA OF INTEREST

IK4-CIDETEC wants to incorporate a specialized and highly qualified research scientist in the area of energy storage, able to lead and develop research projects in the field of batteries with solid electrolytes, generating knowledge in a multidisciplinary environment. The candidate must have high-level research background and demonstrate skills in the European and international arena.

PhD thesis offer in Amiens, France

Multiscale computational modeling of lithium ion batteries and catalytic reactors

Context:
A postdoctoral position for a computational scientist is available at the Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides (LRCS), in Amiens, France (https://www.u-picardie.fr/labo/lrcs/). The position is funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme, through the Project “POROUS4APP”, and is dedicated to the development of cutting-edge multi-scale computational models of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) and catalytic reactors (CRs) (www.modeling-electrochemistry.com).

The postdoctoral scientist will work in strong connection with both academia and the industry laboratories within the consortium. The predictive capabilities of the developed models are expected to support the design of a new generation of LIBs and CRs.

Candidate Profile
The candidate should have a recent PhD, and an initial background in materials science, electrochemistry, physical chemistry/chemical or electrochemical engineering, with demonstrated competences in modeling and simulation, preferably by using continuum approaches (e.g. computational software such as Comsol Multiphysics, Matlab…etc.) and Kinetic Monte Carlo techniques. He/she should be a motivated, open-minded, highly dynamic and a team-player person.

Publications, participation in international conferences, and even patent applications, will be strongly encouraged. Applicants should be fluent in English, both written and spoken. The postdoctoral scientist will benefit from an intellectually highly stimulating environment at LRCS, and from frequent contacts with the laboratories of the ALISTORE European Research Institute on Electrochemical Energy Storage and the French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E), in which LRCS is a main actor.

Evaluation of applications will start immediately, and continue until the position is filled. Initial appointment will be for 1 year, with a possible extension for an additional year depending on the candidate experience. The position will start in September/October 2016. Candidates should submit a letter of intent and a curriculum vitae, including grade transcripts, work and programming experience, and the contact details of three references to

Prof. Alejandro A. Franco, Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides– Université de Picardie Jules Verne & CNRS UMR 7314 – Amiens, France : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The European Master Course "Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion" is designed to provide a 2-year (120 ECTS) education programme in Materials Science and Electrochemistry at 7 universities in 5 countries: France (Marseille, Toulose, Amiens), spain (cordoba), Poland (Warsaw), United States (Philadelphia) and China (Xiamen). These universities host world-renowned, leading research laboratories in the field of energy-related materials.

University of Bath - Department of Chemistry

A PhD Studentship is available to investigate novel inorganic oxide-sulfide materials for solid-state lithium-ion batteries, involving materials synthesis, structure determination and atomistic modelling within the groups of Professor Christian Masquelier (LRCS, Université Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France) and Professor Saiful Islam (Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK).

This strongly collaborative project will be based at the University of Picardie and forms part of the ALISTORE European Research Institute (ERI) programme.

The three-year studentship is tenable from September 2016 (or shortly afterwards) and candidates should have a good degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials or related discipline. The studentship award provides a maintenance grant of approx. 20,000 € / year.

Research details can be found at:
http://www.christian-masquelier.fr/
http://people.bath.ac.uk/msi20/

For project details and informal discussions, please contact Prof Christian Masquelier (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
and/or Prof M. Saiful Islam (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

A two-page CV (with names of two references) and a covering letter should be emailed to both Prof C. Masquelier and Prof S. Islam as soon as possible.
The closing date is 30 April 2016.