Research Fellow - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Position Details
School of Metallurgy and Materials

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,348 to £43,155 with potential progression once in post to £45,737

Grade 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to march 2025

Closing date: 9th July 2023

Background

In April 2023, The School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham joined the Faraday Institution founded project Multi-Scale Modelling 3 (MSM 3).

This is a large multi-institutional collaborative project with nine university partners.

The aim of the project is to advance current models and develop design tools which can accurately predict the performance and lifetime of existing and future batteries.

This draws together the key modelling capabilities, supported through experimental parameterisation and experimental design protocols, of a multi-scale approach, across length and time scales.

Researchers based at the University of Birmingham will be supporting the project with the parameterisation of the multi-length scale models over the lifetime of a battery.

This will involve the electrochemical, physical and chemical characterisation of the electrodes and cells at start of life and during the lifetime.

Working closely with the modelling groups at the Universities of Lancaster, Southampton, Imperial, UCL and Warwick and with other industrial and academic partners, they will work as part of a multidisciplinary research team to determine novel methodologies and populate the multi-physics models with meaningful experimentally derived parameters.

The postholder will contribute to the development and optimisation of novel and existing characterisation methodologies to populate lithium-ion battery models throughout different length scales.

This role will involve working within the MSM 3 project and contribute to the co-ordination of the experimental teams; developing novel methodologies for chemical, physical and electrochemical analysis of lithium ion batteries and contributing to and leading the reporting requirements to the Lead Partner.

They will analyse and interpret research findings and results, contribute to generating funding; and contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such
as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and public understanding.

Role Summary

Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
Operate within area of specialism
Analyse and interpret research findings and results
Contribute to generating funding
Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
Contribute to writing bids for research funding
Analyse and interpret data
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team with other MSM project researchers within the University of Birmingham and at other partners.
Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc.
Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline.
Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods.
Undertake management/administration arising from research.
Contribute to Departmental/School researchrelated activities and researchrelated administration.
Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews.
Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters.
Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research.
Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
Undertake management/administration arising from research.
Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

First degree in science or engineering discipline relevant to the project or equivalent experience.
Hold, or be close to completion of, a PhD in area relevant to materials recycling or battery manufacture, mineral engineering or chemical engineering, or equivalent experience.
Prior knowledge, experience and achievements in the electrochemical and physical analysis of battery materials or batteries in full cell configurations is highly desirable.
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