Postdoctoral Fellow in Battery Materials and Diagnostics at Paul Scherrer Institute Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon is inviting applications for a full-time postdoctoral position in automated high-throughput screening of electrolyte additives for aqueous batteries. The position is based in Geesthacht, Germany, within the Institute of Surface Science. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to an international project developing safer, more sustainable, and cost-effective stationary energy-storage technologies. The research will combine robotic electrolyte preparation, automated el...

The Department of Chemistry at Uppsala University’s Ångström campus offers a research-intensive environment with a strong international profile, external collaborations, and activity across multiple programs. This PhD project is embedded in that setting and focuses on the chemistry and electrochemistry of next-generation sodium-ion batteries. The project addresses a key challenge in sodium-ion battery development: how to improve energy density and long-term stability by removing the conventional...

[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...

#PhD position in Advanced Characterization for Next-Generation Batteries at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. The project is in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and focuses on battery materials and interfaces, using X-ray spectroscopy to study changes during battery operation. The student will work with Prof. Sixu Deng and contribute to advanced battery characterization research. Research themes include in-situ experimental setups for battery research using the EasyXAFS...

Mahiar Max Hamedi at KTH is sharing a postdoc position in Sustainable Lignin-Derived Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries . The project sits at the intersection of chemistry , materials science , and energy storage , with a focus on Zn-ion battery research and sustainable cathode materials. The post says the group is doing strong work in this area and invites a new postdoc to join the team. This is a research opportunity at KTH in Sweden. The announcement does not list detailed eligibility cr...