Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to March 2028
Background
The post is a fixed term Research Fellow II position funded by the ReLiB (Recycling and Reuse of Lithium-ion Batteries) research grant, provided by the Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research and skills development. The Faraday Institution's vision is to bring together scientists and industry partners on research projects to reduce battery cost, weight, and volume; to improve performance and reliability (The Faraday Institution - Powering Britain’s Battery Revolution).
Role Summary
Initiate and conduct original research which has measurable outcomes and is reflected in a growing national and often incipient international reputation
Plan, design and co-ordinate research activities and programmes
Contribute to the development of research strategies
Publish results of own research
Supervise PhD students
Contribute to the Department/School through management/leadership
Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities, widening participation, schools outreach or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University
Main Duties
To plan and carry out research, using appropriate methodology and techniques. This may include, where appropriate to the discipline:
Pursue personal research, including developing research ideas and winning support, including financial support
Plan, publish and/or execute high-quality research
Project manage research on ReLIB, and supervise other research staff
Present high-quality findings in publications and conference proceedings
Develop novel methodologies and techniques related to materials scale-up and electrochemical testing
Train researchers and PhD students in materials manufacturing, powder processing, electrode formulations and coatings, and cell manufacturing
Supervise and examine PhD students, both within and outside the University
Provide expert advice to colleagues and students within battery materials and cell development
Person Specification
A higher degree relevant to battery materials (normally PhD) or equivalent qualifications
Extensive research experience and scholarship within materials manufacture, reel-to-reel coatings and pouch cell making
Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation
Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results
Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful routes to scale-up materials
Extensive experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity
Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area
Informal enquiries to Emma Kendrick, email: e.kendrick@bham.ac.uk
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