Postdoctoral Fellow within the Field of Materials for Li-ion Battery Technology job with NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – NTNU

Concerning the place 

The Division of Supplies Science and Engineering (IMA) has a emptiness for a Postdoctoral Fellowship inside the discipline of Li-ion battery know-how inside the framework of a nationwide analysis program, SUMBAT.

The postdoctoral fellowship place is a short-term place the place the principle purpose is to qualify for work in senior tutorial positions.  

SUMBAT is dedicated to growth of subsequent era Li-ion know-how, and the consortium consists of educational companions (SINTEF, IFE, UiO and NTNU), in addition to companions from business (materials suppliers and battery producers). Analysis actions related for the postdoctoral place might be centered round superior characterization of battery supplies and electrodes, together with in-operando characterization strategies, and electrode-electrolyte interfaces. Industrially related silicon supplies might be studied, in addition to high-energy cathode supplies, with the deal with fixing the challenges associated to stability of electrode-electrolyte interphases for the following era of Li-ion battery supplies.

Duties of the place

• Characterization of supplies and laboratory scale battery cells utilizing state-of-the artwork infrastructure on the Division of Supplies Science and Engineering
• Concentrate on chosen superior characterization strategies like FIB-SEM, XPS, AFM, or APT
• Presentation of outcomes at undertaking conferences and nationwide and worldwide workshops and conferences
• Preparation of scientific papers
• Take part actively in collaborative efforts inside the SUMBAT undertaking group

The candidate is predicted to take part actively within the battery group at NTNU and on the Division of Supplies Science and Engineering, together with mentoring and co-supervision of PhD and grasp college students.

Travelling with respect to conferences, conferences, workshops could also be anticipated as a part of the place.

Required choice standards

• You could have accomplished a Norwegian doctoral diploma associated to Supplies Science or Chemistry, or corresponding overseas doctoral diploma acknowledged as equal to a Norwegian doctoral diploma is required. 
• Expertise associated to electrochemical testing strategies
• Capability to publish scientific papers
• Good written and oral English abilities

The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Ph.D Candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate.

Most well-liked choice standards

• Good data of Li-ion battery know-how
• Expertise (arms on) with primary fabrication and electrochemical characterization strategies related for battery analysis
• Fingers on expertise with a number of superior characterization strategies (like SEM, FIB-SEM, XPS, AFM)

Private traits

• The candidate ought to have a robust capability to work independently, ought to be enthusiastic and purpose oriented
• The candidate ought to have good communication abilities, in addition to collaborative abilities

Emphasis might be positioned on private and interpersonal qualities.

We provide 

Wage and circumstances

As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you might be usually paid from gross NOK 563 500 each year earlier than tax, relying on {qualifications} and seniority. From the wage, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

The interval of employment is 2 years and 6 monthsss.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the rules in drive regarding State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts referring to Management of the Export of Strategic Items, Companies and Expertise. Candidates who by evaluation of the applying and attachment are seen to battle with the standards within the latter legislation might be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.  

After the appointment you will need to assume that there could also be modifications within the space of labor.

The place is topic to exterior funding.

It’s a prerequisite you may be current at and accessible to the establishment each day.

Concerning the utility 

The appliance and supporting documentation for use as the premise for the evaluation have to be in English.

Publications and different scientific work should comply with the applying. Please be aware that purposes are solely evaluated based mostly on the data accessible on the applying deadline. It is best to be certain that your utility reveals clearly how your abilities and expertise meet the standards that are set out above.  

If, for any cause, you will have taken a profession break or have had an atypical profession and want to disclose this in your utility, the choice committee will take this into consideration, recognizing that the amount of your analysis could also be diminished in consequence. 

The appliance should embody:

• A canopy letter
• CV together with record of publications and data pertaining to the given {qualifications}
• Certificates of accomplished PhD diploma
• The required documentation of English language proficiency
• Names and phone info of three references

If all, or elements, of your training has been taken overseas, we additionally ask you to connect documentation of the scope and high quality of your whole training. Description of the documentation required may be discovered here. If you have already got an announcement from NOKUT, please connect this as nicely.

Joint works might be thought-about. Whether it is tough to determine your contribution to joint works, you will need to connect a short description of your participation. 

Within the analysis of which candidate is finest certified, emphasis might be positioned on training, expertise and private and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential may even depend within the evaluation of the candidates. 

NTNU is dedicated to following analysis standards for analysis high quality in line with The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA. 

Normal info 

Working at NTNU 

NTNU believes that inclusion and variety is a energy. We would like our college and workers to mirror Norway’s culturally various inhabitants and we constantly search to rent the most effective minds. This allows NTNU to extend productiveness and innovation, enhance resolution making processes, elevate worker satisfaction, compete academically with international top-ranking establishments and perform our social duties inside training and analysis. NTNU emphasizes accessibility and encourages certified candidates to use no matter gender identification, capability standing, durations of unemployment or ethnic and cultural background.

Town of Trondheim is a contemporary European metropolis with a wealthy cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a inhabitants of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, together with healthcare, colleges, kindergartens and total equality, might be the most effective of its sort on this planet. Skilled sponsored day-care for youngsters is definitely accessible. Moreover, Trondheim gives nice alternatives for training (together with worldwide colleges) and prospects to take pleasure in nature, tradition and household life and has low crime charges and clear air high quality.  

As an worker at NTNU, you will need to always adhere to the modifications that the event within the topic entails and the organizational modifications which are adopted. 

A public record of candidates with title, age, job title and municipality of residence is ready after the applying deadline. If you wish to reserve your self from entry on the general public applicant record, this have to be justified. Evaluation might be made in accordance with current legislation. You’ll be notified if the reservation shouldn’t be accepted.

In case you have any questions concerning the place, please contact Dr Maria Valeria Blanco, e-mail maria.v.blanco@ntnu.no, or Professor Ann Mari Svensson, annmari.svensson@ntnu.no.

For those who assume this appears to be like attention-grabbing and consistent with your {qualifications}, please submit your utility electronically by way of jobbnorge.no along with your CV, diplomas and certificates hooked up. Functions submitted elsewhere is not going to be thought-about. Upon request, you will need to be capable to acquire licensed copies of your documentation. Diploma Complement is required to connect for European Grasp Diplomas outdoors Norway. Chinese language candidates are required to offer affirmation of Grasp Diploma from China Credentials Verification (CHSI).

If you’re invited for interview you will need to embody licensed copies of transcripts and reference letters. Please confer with the applying quantity NVD-290/22 when making use of.

Software deadline: 01.10.2022

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The Norwegian College of Science and Expertise (NTNU) creates data for a greater world and options that may change on a regular basis life.

Division of Supplies Science and Engineering  

We’re Norway’s main instructional and analysis setting in supplies engineering, supplies chemistry and supplies science.  In collaboration with enterprise and business, we’re a driving drive for the event of revolutionary supplies in addition to new purposes and manufacturing processes.  Actions in our disciplines are important for the inexperienced shift. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is considered one of eight departments within the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Deadline 1st October 2022

Employer NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Municipality Trondheim

Scope Fulltime

Period Fastened Time period

Place of service