Research & Development

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate - Development of canaries for catastrophic failure prevention

The appointees will report to the Project Leader and the Centre Director or his delegate (currently Programme Manager) and perform research and related work in exploring novel strategies for improving the safety and reliability of electrochemical energy storage devices and systems. Particular focus will be on monitoring the state-of-health and estimations of their failure in advance.
The Postdoctoral Fellow appointee will be required to:
conduct studies of related literature and applied research;
supervise junior researchers to conduct studies of related literature and applied research;
report research progress and results regularly to project team;
write and publish articles in high-tier peer-reviewed journals; and
perform any other duties as assigned by the Centre Director or his delegates.
The Research Associate appointee will be required to:
conduct studies of related literature and applied research;
report research progress and results regularly to project team;
support writing and publish articles in high-tier peer-reviewed journals; and
perform any other duties as assigned by the Centre Director or his delegates.

Applicants for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow should have a doctoral degree in Physical Sciences, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification in a related field. They should also have a strong analytical skill with interests in big data and artificial intelligence.
Applicants for the post of Research Associate should have a master’s degree in Physical Sciences, Engineering, or a related field. Knowledge in a programming language (e.g. C, Python, etc.) will be an advantage.
For both posts, applicants should also have:
research experience in battery/electrochemistry related experiments;
knowledge of product reliability methods and principles;
good interpersonal and communication skills; and
good command of written and spoken English.
Fresh graduates are also welcome.
Preference will be given to those with research experience in lithium-ion battery development.

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