UNIVERSITY OF SURREY: Analysis Fellow in Mesoscale Supplies Modelling of Stable-State Batteries

Chemical & Course of Engineering

Location:  Guildford

Wage:  £36,024 to £39,347 each year relying on expertise  

Mounted Time period Contract till thirty first Might 2026

Submit Sort:  Full Time

Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Sunday 19 Might 2024

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

Reference:  020724

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The position

Functions are invited for a Analysis Fellow place in Mescoscale Modelling for Stable-state Batteries. The Analysis Fellow will work inside an enormous consortium OPERA – A Horizon Europe Challenge (horizon-opera.eu) and can collaborate with main experimental scientists from Spain, Germany, Norway, Austria, France, and Slovekia, who will develop zero-excess solid-state Li/Na-ion batteries, and operando strategies to know the anode-electrolyte interfaces. The candidate can even have alternatives to work together with wider EU battery communities via the engagement with BATTERY 2030+ massive scale initiative on Future Battery Applied sciences and collaboration. 

The publish will likely be primarily based throughout the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (SCCE) on the College of Surrey, and could have alternative to work together with a vibrant Sustainable Power and Supplies research workforce and the Digital Chemical Engineering workforce with 20 lecturers and greater than 50 PhD and postdoc researchers. The Sustainable Power and Supplies workforce on the College of Surrey has a robust background within the design, synthesis, optimisation and utility of superior purposeful supplies for energy conversion and storage. The research group has particular pursuits in multiscale supplies modelling mixed with experimental approaches for quite a lot of sustainable electrochemical applied sciences together with gas cells, electrolysers, and batteries. 

The College of Surrey is ranked thirteenth within the UK within the latest Full College Information, and was awarded The College of the 12 months for Graduate Employment in 2021. You’ll be effectively supported in your profession growth with complete tailor-designed coaching programme for researchers, mentoring schemes, and one-to-one profession recommendation and assist.

About you

We’re in search of a extremely motivated researcher with strong research expertise in mesoscale supplies modelling to hold out meso-scale simulations of Li/Na dendrite progress and mechanical stress-strain behaviour of supplies in solid-state batteries, and to develop machine learning strategies to help multiscale modelling for zero-excess solid-state batteries. 

The candidate is anticipated to be expertise in mesoscale modelling (finite component, CFD, phase-field principle) for addressing scientific issues. The appointed candidate will collaborate with two Analysis Fellows who work on atomistic modelling, in addition to different Analysis Fellows and PhD college students in Prof Qiong Cai’s group who work on mesoscale supplies modelling for electrochemical energy gadgets.  The appointed candidate can even collaborate with researchers in Prof Tao Chen’s group for studying and growing machine learning strategies. 

Candidates should maintain (or be near completion of) a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or different related main levels.  

Candidates ought to apply on-line, fastidiously reply all the applying kind questions, and fasten a curriculum vitae (with particulars on education, research experiences, successes and the related publications up to now). 

Methods to apply

Potential candidates can contact Prof Qiong Cai (Q.Cai@surrey.ac.uk) and Prof Tao Chen (t.chen@surrey.ac.uk), in the event that they want any particular additional info on the publish.

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In return we provide a beneficiant pension, relocation help the place acceptable , versatile working choices together with job share and blended dwelling/campus working areas (depending on work duties), entry to world-class leisure services on campus, a spread of travel schemes and supportive household pleasant advantages together with a wonderful on-site nursery.

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