Postdoctoral Researcher Position to work on Microfluidic Redox Flow Batteries

IMDEA Energy Institute is a María de Maeztu Center of Excellence whose objective is to develop R&D activities in the fields of renewable energies and clean energy technologies by establishing strong links with leading companies in the energy sector. (www.energy.imdea.org).

Description

IMDEA Energy is opening a Postdoctoral Researcher Position for the Electrochemical Processes Unit, looking for talented and motivated candidates to work on Microfluidic Redox Flow Battery (RFB). The main goal is to investigate the use of immiscible electrolytes to develop more efficient membraneless microfluidic batteries.

The position is associated with the National project MICROBAT: “Modelado y desarrollo de baterías de flujo microfluídicas basadas en electrolitos inmiscibles” (TED2021-129378B-C22). Participants: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Coordinador), Instituto IMDEA Energía. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación / Unión Europea NextGenerationEU / PRTR. Periodo: 2022-2025

The requirements are as follows:

Tasks Description:

  • Research on Fundamental Electrochemistry and Advanced Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) at lab scale.
  • Investigation of biphasic liquid-liquid systems for application in membrane-free RFB
  • Formulation and Characterization of Redox Electrolytes (solubility, viscosity, redox potential, kinetics and reversibility of redox reactions).
  • Design and Operation of microfluidic electrochemical reactors.
  • Participation in national and international research projects in Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Communicate and disseminate research results through high-quality scientific channels including high impact scientific publications, presentation in international conferences, etc.
  • Writing project proposals to national and international calls related to the topic.
  • Supervision of Master or undergraduate students
Requirements

Compulsory Requirements:

  • PhD degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Physics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related areas.
  • Knowledge on Electrochemistry and/or Microfluidics.

Other merits to value:

  • Hands-on experience in assembling and testing of small prototypes of batteries, in particular RFB.
  • Background and proven skills in electrochemical characterization techniques (CV, galvanostatic charge-discharge, RDE, etc).
  • Knowledge in fluid mechanics.
  • Knowledge in COMSOL Multiphysics, MATLAB or related programs
  • Experience in international research projects and collaborations.
  • Oral and written communication skills in English
Selection Criteria
  • Adequacy of the candidate's training to the requested profile.
  • Work experience related to the profile of the job position.
  • Knowledge of English.
  • Motivation for accomplishing high-quality research.
Conditions

  • Remuneration: Between 38.000 € – 41.000€ per year, depending upon qualification and expertise.

    *The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish Public Health and Social Security System.

    Duration of the contract:  Until the end of the project- 30th September 2025
Workplace

IMDEA Energía: Móstoles, Madrid.
Documents

Final decisions will be personally communicated by e-mail to all candidates.

 

Equal opportunities are guaranteed in the selection process, without any forms of discrimination. Female  applicants are encouraged to apply to favor parity in employment.
IMDEA Energy commitment is to guarantee equality in measures to balance personal, family and working life and to promote gender equality.