PhD Opportunity in Solid-State Batteries and Muon Science Empa in Switzerland

Empa is offering a PhD position on all-solid-state batteries within its Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion. The project is embedded in Empa’s research environment in Dübendorf, Switzerland, and the candidate will also be enrolled in the doctoral program in Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich. The research focuses on lithium- and sodium-based solid-state batteries, with a strong emphasis on understanding electrochemical performance at the microscopic level. The project uses muon-based bu...

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Battery Materials and Diagnostics Group . This opportunity is centered on Materials Science , with strong relevance to Chemistry , Physics , and Chemical Engineering . The post is suitable for researchers interested in battery materials, diagnostics, characterization, and energy-storage-related research. The announcer is Mario El Kazzi , Group Leader at PSI. The post identifies PSI as the host institution and indicates that th...

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland, is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Zero-Excess Lithium Anode Sulfide-Based All-Solid-State Batteries . The project focuses on next-generation solid-state battery research, including zero-excess (anode-free) lithium metal systems, sulfide-based solid electrolytes, interface engineering and protective interlayers, lithium plating/stripping mechanisms, wet-slurry processing of composite cathodes, and multilayer pouch-cell fabri...

Empa, a leading research institution within the ETH Domain, is offering a fully funded PhD position in its Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion. The project centers on the investigation of lithium- and sodium-based solid-state batteries using advanced muon-based bulk and interface characterization techniques. The primary goal is to achieve a mechanistic understanding of electrochemical performance, focusing on ion distribution, transport, and degradation processes during battery operation....

Postdoc opportunity at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in solid-state batteries , with a focus on atomistic modelling and synthesis of ceramic electrolytes . This 2-year postdoctoral project is part of the Swedish governmental battery initiative COMPEL and is shared between the Department of Material Science & Engineering (ITM, Unit of Properties) and the Department of Chemistry (CBH, Division of Applied Physical Chemistry). The research aims to develop novel ceramic electrolytes for next-gene...