Post-Doctoral Researcher Chemist (Battery Materials)

Post-Doctoral Researcher Chemist (Battery Materials)

Location: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £39,000 + Excellent Benefits

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Client:

Our client, a leading firm focused on accelerating research translation into marketable products.

The Role:

As a Post-Doctoral Researcher Chemist, you will contribute to developing energy storage materials, characterising and testing novel materials for batteries within a multidisciplinary team.

Duties:

? Contribute creatively to brainstorming sessions, studies, and project meetings.
? Assist in formulating electrode and electrolyte material inks and pastes, including solvent screening and microscopy studies.
? Characterize battery materials using electrochemical analysis techniques, including EIS.
? Fabricate and test coin cell devices with novel battery materials, interpreting data and making recommendations.
? Accurately record practical work to document new Intellectual Property (IP) and contribute to patent drafts.
? Initiate, deliver, and document high-quality studies to achieve R&D targets.
? Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.
? Foster key working relationships with line managers, project teams, device scientists, and external partners.
? Coordinate activities and disseminate results with relevant teams.


Requirements:

Essential:

? PhD in chemistry, material science, physics, or related field, or equivalent industrial/academic experience.
? Strong knowledge and practical experience in electrochemical techniques or battery technologies.
? Familiarity with Windows and Microsoft Office.


Desirable:

? Experience in high-tech R&D or manufacturing.
? Additional background in organic, inorganic, or interface chemistry, and relevant analytical techniques.
? Understanding of structure-property relationships in functional materials.
? Interest in synthesis and evaluation of functional materials in device form