"Postdoctoral Researcher in Next Generation Battery Cathode Materials"

About the role

This post is a postdoctoral research assistant role within Prof Robert House’s Group in the Department of Materials. The post is in association with a new Faraday Institution-funded project entitled “Accelerated Development of Next Generation Li-Rich 3D Cathode Materials (3D-CAT).”

3D-CAT is a new Faraday Institution research project lead by Oxford Materials (Professors Robert House (PI), Saiful Islam, Peter Bruce), with UCL Chemical Engineering (Dr Rhod Jervis) and 4 industrial partners that brings together expertise in battery materials synthesis and device fabrication, advanced characterisation and materials modelling. We will work to develop new Li-rich 3D cathodes by controlling local ordering in disordered rocksalt compounds.

This is a fixed-term post until 31 March 2027 (with potential to extend until 31 September 2028), working full-time for 37.5 hours per week.

About You

You will have a PhD (or be near completion) in materials or chemistry and experience in battery research.

You will have expertise in a range of synthesis techniques and advanced materials characterisation tools such as X-ray, electron and neutron scattering techniques, spectroscopy, and crystallography.

You will be able to conduct high quality, original research and have a strong record of journal publication or other output record commensurate with experience.

You will possess excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for high quality publications in a timely manner, present research results at conferences, and represent the research group at meetings.

You will be able to work in an effective, positive and respectful manner with other group members (DPhil students; postdocs) and collaborators. In this role, you will also provide guidance to less experienced members of the research group, including DPhil/PhD students and undergraduate project students.

Prior experience and expertise in transmission electron microscopy is desirable.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Friday 6 March 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place at the Department of Materials on Thursday 19th March 2026 and you must be available on this date, either by Teams, Zoom or in person.

Location: Rex Richards Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RQ

Salary: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum

Contact: recruitment@materials.ox.ac.uk

Vacancy ID: 184713

Closing Date & Time: 06-Mar-2026 12:00