Research Associate/ Fellow (fixed term)

Area

Chemistry

Location

Jubilee Campus

Salary

£31,637 to £46,735 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £35,116 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Reference

SCI147625

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Research Associate/Fellow to work with our lithium-sulfur battery team. Candidates must have (or almost completed) a PhD in physical chemistry, synthetic chemistry, electrochemistry, materials chemistry, or a related discipline. The candidate will work within the Nottingham Applied Materials and Interfaces Group at the University of Nottingham, reporting to Profs. Darren Walsh, Lee Johnson, and Graham Newton. The lithium-sulfur battery is very promising for our future energy-storage requirements, as it has the potential to exceed the specific energy of the lithium-ion battery. However, the performance of the battery is limited by several technological challenges. This project will focus on the interfacial processes occurring within lithium-sulfur cells and the development of chemical strategies for mitigating degradative interfacial process that limit cell performance. We encourage applicants with a range of skill sets to apply.

The post is available on a full time (36.25 hours per week), fixed term contract until 30 April 2027.

The School values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The School of Chemistry holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing women's careers in science. You can read more about what this means at http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/ and on our website [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/about/athena-swan.aspx](http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/about/athena-swan.aspx)

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

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## Further details:

- [Job Description/Role Profile](/Upload/vacancies/files/51933/SCI147625.pdf)

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