Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed-term contract for 12 months

About the Role  

Informal Queries

• For informal queries, please contact Alex Robertson (Associate Professor) at Alex.W.Robertson@warwick.ac.uk.

Flexible Working 

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

We are looking to appoint a post doctoral research fellow to work with us to develop and prototype innovative new aqueous electrolyte battery chemistries. You will join the Department of Physics and collaborate with partners in the WMG at the University of Warwick.

Your role will be to synthesise and characterise battery materials, independently diagnose and optimise to combat failure modes and degradation, and scale-up to the pouch-cell level. We are particularly looking for someone to work with eutectic aqueous electrolytes.

About You  

We are looking for someone who has or will soon obtain a PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related discipline, and has a proven track record of undertaking experimental research in electrochemistry, aqueous rechargeable batteries, eutectic electrolytes, cathode synthesis, advanced characterisation, and working to the pouch-cell level in collaboration with external partners.

You will have a proven track record in academia and will have demonstrated effective collaborations with industrial partners.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description as a PDF below.

JD Research Fellow (111601).pdf – 209KB

PhD Status

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).

Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6 (£35,608 per annum).

CLOSING DEADLINE: Sunday 24th May 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.