Research Assistant/Associate in Physics Based Models Relating to Lithium-Ion Batteries (Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Job summary The Electrochemical Science & Engineering research group are looking to hire a researcher to develop physics-based models for lithium-ion batteries, which will be capable of capturing the underlying physics behind performance and degradations. The coupling of more than one degradation mechanism requires a physics-based approach, but such models can be too slow and mathematically complicated to embed in a multi-dimensional thermally coupled... Job listing information Reference ENG01550 Date posted 29 January 2021 Closing date 28 February 2021 Key information about the role Location South Kensington Campus (map) Position type Full time, fixed term Salary £36,045 – £48,340 plus benefits Department Department of Mechanical Engineering Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher Job description Job summary The Electrochemical Science & Engineering research group are looking to hire a researcher to develop physics-based models for lithium-ion batteries, which will be capable of capturing the underlying physics behind performance and degradations. The coupling of more than one degradation mechanism requires a physics-based approach, but such models can be too slow and mathematically complicated to embed in a multi-dimensional thermally coupled model that needs to be solved over many thousands of cycles to simulate long term degradation. Funded by a major international mobile phone company, the purpose of this post is to develop a modelling tool capable of predicting the onset of the transition between slow and fast degradation. Our research group is interdisciplinary and is currently spread across four different departments within Imperial College London. We work at the interface between science and engineering of electrochemical devices. With over 50 postdoctoral & postgraduate researchers, we are a vibrant team with industrial and academic contacts. Duties and responsibilities You will primarily be developing models for lithium-ion batteries. You will be working with the wider experimental team to gather data for model parametrisation and validation You will assist in the planning of the research and assist with the publication of findings. Essential requirements You should have a degree in a relevant subject area. Completing a PhD (or equivalent) in a pertinent area would be helpful but is not a requirement for appointment as a Research Assistant. You must have experience of working in a research environment Experience of Multiphysics modelling essential, as is a knowledge of lithium-ion batteries Further information This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months in the first instance. The start date of this position is the 1st April 2021. Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £36,045 - £39,183 per annum. Queries relating to the position should be directed to Dr Martina De Marco at m.de-marco12@imperial.ac.uk. To apply, please click “APPLY NOW” to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Miss Helen Stoneham at h.stoneham@imperial.ac.uk. For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk Please ensure that you include the job reference number in any correspondence. Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people. The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Physicaloxy

Job summary

The Electrochemical Science & Engineering research group are looking to hire a researcher to develop physics-based models for lithium-ion batteries, which will be capable of capturing the underlying physics behind performance and degradations. The coupling of more than one degradation mechanism requires a physics-based approach, but such models can be too slow and mathematically complicated to embed in a multi-dimensional thermally coupled...

Job listing information

Reference ENG01550
Date posted 29 January 2021
Closing date 28 February 2021

Key information about the role

Location South Kensington Campus (map)
Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £36,045 – £48,340 plus benefits
Department Department of Mechanical Engineering
Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher

Job description

Job summary

The coupling of more than one degradation mechanism requires a physics-based approach, but such models can be too slow and mathematically complicated to embed in a multi-dimensional thermally coupled model that needs to be solved over many thousands of cycles to simulate long term degradation.

Funded by a major international mobile phone company, the purpose of this post is to develop a modelling tool capable of predicting the onset of the transition between slow and fast degradation.

Our research group is interdisciplinary and is currently spread across four different departments within Imperial College London. We work at the interface between science and engineering of electrochemical devices. With over 50 postdoctoral & postgraduate researchers, we are a vibrant team with industrial and academic contacts.

Duties and responsibilities

You will primarily be developing models for lithium-ion batteries.

You will be working with the wider experimental team to gather data for model parametrisation and validation

You will assist in the planning of the research and assist with the publication of findings.

Essential requirements

You should have a degree in a relevant subject area. Completing a PhD (or equivalent) in a pertinent area would be helpful but is not a requirement for appointment as a Research Assistant.

You must have experience of working in a research environment

Experience of Multiphysics modelling essential, as is a knowledge of lithium-ion batteries

Further information

This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months in the first instance. The start date of this position is the 1st April 2021.

Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £36,045 - £39,183 per annum.

Queries relating to the position should be directed to Dr Martina De Marco at m.de-marco12@imperial.ac.uk.

To apply, please click “APPLY NOW” to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Miss Helen Stoneham at h.stoneham@imperial.ac.uk.

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk Please ensure that you include the job reference number in any correspondence.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Physicaloxy

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