Postdoctoral Appointee - Advanced Cathode Materials

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Appointee - Advanced Cathode Materials role is an onsite position based in Lemont, IL, with a salary range of $72,879.00–$121,465.00 per year. This role supports the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory, a facility dedicated to collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. The role exists to conduct research on long-life, high-density cathode materials for electrochemical energy storage systems. The appointee will contribute to the synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of advanced layered oxide cathode materials to improve next-generation battery technologies.

What you'll do

• Develop and synthesize layered oxide precursor materials using a CSTR
• conduct physical, chemical, thermal, and electrochemical characterization
• establish relationships between material properties and electrochemical performance
• perform synchrotron-based X-ray characterization
• analyze and interpret experimental data
• communicate findings through manuscripts, reports, and presentations.

What we're looking for

Education

PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or equivalent

Experience

0-5 years of experience

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

lemont il

argonne national laboratory

postdoctoral

chemistry

materials science

electrochemistry

battery research

research

$72k-$121k/yr

no weekends

no on-call

About the employer

Argonne National Laboratory is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.