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 formats.
• Experience with Intellectual Property (IP) generation and patent filing.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Pension scheme
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Paid time off for voluntary work
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexi-time scheme and work-from-home opportunities
• Private health and dental care, life assurance, income protection insurance

Apply now for this exceptional opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and further enhance your career.

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