Postdoc in thermodynamics of phase transitions in Li- and Na-ion batteries
Aarhus Universitet
The Ravnsbæk Groups at the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, is seeking a candidate for a 32 months fulltime postdoctoral position. The position is available from the 1st of August 2024, or as soon as possible hereafter.Job description You will join the project CoolIon, which concerns a novel approach using active electrode materials for cooling batteries during charge and discharge through tuning of thermodynamics.Within the project you will perform simple synthesis of electrode materials, fabricate coin cell Li- and Na-ion batteries, utilize electrochemical methods, perform standard and state-of-the-art operando calorimetry for thermodynamic characterization and use operando X-ray diffraction for structural characterization. Most of the work will be performed at the laboratories at Aarhus University, but the project also includes 2-3 months at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology for calorimetry experiments.Besides the experimental and analytical work, you will also be expected to present your work at conferences and write scientific papers for publication of the results in scientific journals.Your profile
Who we are/ The Department The Department of Chemistry at Aarhus University (www.chem.au.dk) is one of the leading European chemistry departments with a broad research programs. It has a permanent staff of ~35 full and associate professors, a support-staff of ~30 people, ~150 PhD-students and postdocs and around 400 students.The Ravnsbæk Group consists of ca. 15 postdoctoral, PhD and master students, who are working on different aspects of battery science. The group is led by Prof. Dorthe Ravnsbæk. The group resides in laboratories fully equipped for inorganic synthesis, structural characterization (XRD, PDF, SEM, TEM, etc.), chemical analysis and physical property characterization, hereunder several calorimeters.Working in Denmark offers opportunities for a good work-life balance. English is widely spoken, though Danish is the main language of campus. English is the working language.Aarhus is Denmark’s second largest city, and forms the center of the western parts of the country on the Jutland peninsula. Recently, Aarhus has attracted international attention as a travel destination due to its unique combination of a thriving food-scene, high-quality museums, a surrounding beautiful nature, a very lively city due to the “young population”, many cultural events including music festivals etc. See e.g. the recent recommendation by CNN (
). Aarhus is easily reached through local international airports in Jutland within 1 hour of Aarhus, or through either Copenhagen or Hamburg Airports, both situated about a 3-hour train-journey from Aarhus.Aarhus University is consistently ranked as a top-100 university in the World, and it houses both an engineering and a medical school, as well as the traditional sciences, social sciences, environmental and agricultural sciences and arts.Place of work The place of work is Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.Contact informationFurther information about the position may be obtained from Professor Dorthe Ravnsbæk, email: .Deadline Applications must be received no later than May 20th, 2024.All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. It is a priority that the successful candidate has a personality supporting positive team work.Application procedure Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Aarhus, Midtjylland
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:13:39 GMT
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