Postdoctoral Fellow in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Graphite Anodes Concordia University in Canada

Professor Karim Zaghib is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries for Fall 2026 – Winter 2027 at Concordia University in Canada. The position focuses on advanced battery research, including lithium-ion battery electrodes , graphite , silicon-based anodes , lithium metal anodes , LFP , NMC , LNMO , and other advanced cathode materials. The role also involves assembling and evaluating coin cells , pouch cells , and Swagelok cells under inert atmosphere, plus electrode...

CEA Grenoble is advertising a postdoctoral position in electrochemistry and sodium-ion batteries focused on the development of a reliable reference electrode sensor for Na-ion cells. The project aims to design, implement, and validate a novel electrochemical sensor for internal cell measurements, enabling in situ and operando characterization of battery performance, ageing, and degradation mechanisms. The successful candidate will work on cell instrumentation, cycling tests under different condi...

Monash University is advertising two fully funded PhD opportunities in electrochemistry and electrochemical imaging within the Monash Nanoscale Electrochemistry Group (MoNEG) . The project is led by Cameron Bentley , Senior Lecturer at Monash University, under an ARC Future Fellowship project titled Multi-functional electrochemical imaging with a miniaturised lab-on-a-tip . The research aims to develop the next generation of electrochemical imaging technologies, including new electrochemical mic...

PhD Studentship at the University of Warwick (WMG) in lithium-ion batteries , with a focus on lithium plating diagnostics , X-ray diffraction , neutron scattering , and small-angle scattering . This project addresses one of the most dangerous failure mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries: metallic lithium plating under aggressive cycling conditions. The successful candidate will develop a quantitative, non-destructive, in-situ diagnostic methodology to distinguish lithium plating from normal inter...

Lancaster University’s Chemistry Department is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship in chemistry , materials science , and battery science . The project is supervised by Dr Michael Mercer and Prof Abbie Trewin and is part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme . The research focuses on exploiting recent developments in Organically Synthesized Porous Carbon (OSPC) developed by Gavion Ltd. The project will investigate how OSPC performs compared with standard graphite anodes in lit...