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

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 containing organic redox species (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 PhD, Master or undergraduate students.

Compulsory Requirements:

• PhD degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Physics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related areas in the last 2 years.
• Hand-on experience in electrochemistry and/or electrochemical energy storage devices.
• International experience in energy storage.

Other Merits to value:

• Proven 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).
• Solid background in energy materials and their characterization.
• Knowledge in fluid mechanics.
• Knowledge in COMSOL Multiphysics, MATLAB or related programs.
• Experience in international research projects and collaborations.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English.

• Adequacy of the candidate's training to the requested profile.
• Work experience related to the profile of the job position.
• Experience in national and international research projects and collaborations.
• Quality and impact of scientific publications.
• Knowledge of English.
• Motivation for accomplishing high-quality research.

• 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.

• Type of contract: Employment contract in accordance with current legislation.

IMDEA Energía, Móstoles, Madrid