Assistant or Associate Professor in Battery Materials and Cells

Assistant or Associate Professor in Battery Materials and Cells (70740-0526)

University of Warwick – WMG

Informal Queries

For informal queries, please contact Louis Piper (Professor of Battery Innovation) at Louis.Piper@warwick.ac.uk.

Flexible Working

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

WMG at the University of Warwick is undertaking a significant investment in Research & Teaching academic recruitment across several strategically important growth areas. As part of this coordinated campaign, we are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Battery Materials and Cells to join our internationally recognised Battery Materials and Cells (BMAC) research group.

WMG is a global leader in applied research and innovation, and BMAC delivers world-leading research across the full battery circular economy, spanning battery materials discovery, scale-up synthesis, electrode development, prototype cell manufacture, characterisation, and recycling. Working closely with academic, industrial, and international partners, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of next-generation battery technologies and sustainable energy storage solutions.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact research, collaborative funding activity, postgraduate supervision, and research-informed teaching within one of the UK’s most dynamic battery research environments.

Appointments will be considered at either Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level depending on experience, research profile, leadership trajectory, and funding track record.

About You

You will hold a PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline, alongside expertise aligned to battery technologies, electrochemical energy storage, or advanced materials research.

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of:

• lithium-ion, sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, or solid-state batteries
• battery materials and electrochemistry
• advanced characterisation techniques
• electrode and cell development
• battery manufacturing and scale-up
• modelling and simulation
• AI or data-driven approaches for materials discovery
• recycling and sustainable battery technologies

CLOSING DEADLINE: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Start Date: To be confirmed