PhD Studentship in Direct Recycling of Next-Generation Battery Materials for Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing University of Birmingham in United Kingdom

The University of Nottingham is inviting applications for a PhD studentship in the interfacial chemistry of high-energy lithium-ion batteries, supervised by Professor Lee Johnson within the Nottingham Applied Materials and Interfaces Group (NAMI). The project examines the fundamental chemical reactions occurring at interfaces between nickel-rich positive electrode materials and battery electrolytes. It will investigate how electrode composition, state of charge, electrolyte chemistry, and operat...

[Funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; stipend amount listed as £21,805.] University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses a major challenge for the UK clean-energy transition: securing a resilient, sustainable supply of lithium for batteries, energy storage, and electric vehicles. The research will develop a lithium-selective membrane-based electrochemical extraction process for recovering lithiu...

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, Colorado is hiring one or more Postdoctoral Researchers in Battery and Critical Minerals/Materials R&D . This postdoctoral opening is centered on materials science , electrochemistry , battery materials , and critical minerals/materials processing . The group develops materials for lithium-ion battery applications, next-generation battery technologies, and electrochemical deposition/separation approaches for critical materials. Research activit...

[Fully funded 3-year PhD studentship covering international tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on tandem catalysts for selective acidic CO₂ electrolysis . The project sits at the intersection of electrocatalysis, electrochemical engineering, and advanced materials, with the goal of improving the selectivity and stability of CO₂ conversion under acidic conditions. The research will develo...

The University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials is seeking a postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on Project PASTY: Preparing Affordable LFP to meet Sustainability Targets for Years. Funded by the Faraday Institution and conducted in collaboration with Cornish Lithium, the project aims to develop a cost-effective route for producing commercial lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cathode active material from lithium sourced from geothermal waters. The researcher will contribute to ...