Battery Materials and Components Postdoc

What You Need

• Minimum Job Requirements:
• A strong background in one or more of the following areas:
• Battery materials synthesis and characterization
• Microfabrication and thin film deposition related to batteries
• Cell design, fabrication, and testing relevant to batteries
• An excellent publication record in the field of required expertise
• Very good command of spoken and written English; very good communication skills
• The ability to develop and implement new research ideas, and to design and perform advanced experiments
• A strong motivation and ability to work independently
• The ability to work effectively as a part of a team in a multi-disciplinary research environment
• Education/Experience: Ph.D. in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field completed within the last five years, or soon to be completed, is required.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following areas is desired:
• Advanced anodes based on Li metal, Na metal, or Si
• Advanced cathodes based on polyanions including NASICON-structured cathodes, sulfur, metal fluorides, metal sulfides, or disordered rock salts
• Advanced solid state electrolyte materials
• Fabrication of battery electrodes and coin cell assembly
• Thin film deposition (ALD, CVD, sputtering, evaporation, etc.)
• Electrochemical device testing
• SEM, TEM, BET, XRD, XPS, XRF, NMR, Raman, FTIR, XAS and other materials characterization techniques
• Electronics and typical laboratory test instruments

Work Location

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Note to Applicants

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.