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In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) at the earliest possible date, we are looking for a

Three-year Postdoc (m/f/d) in X-ray photoemission spectroscopy of lithium batteries (TV-L 13 100%)

The chair of "Atomic-scale Characterisation" is studying materials at the atomic level.

The chair of Atomic-scale Characterisation (Ruhr-Universität Bochum Atomic-Scale Characterisation (ruhr-uni-bochum.de) is looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in chemistry/materials science with a strong background in X-ray-based spectroscopy studies of battery interphases or electrocatalyst materials.

Scope: full-time
Duration: fixed-term, 3 years
Start: at the earliest possible date
Apply by: 2026-07-05

Your tasks:

• Performing and analyzing X-ray photoemission spectroscopy meausurement on battery and/or electrocatalst materials
• Carrying out and analyzing synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy on electrodes
• Performing hard X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy measurements on battery materials and analyzing data
• Writing short proposals to apply for beam time
• Assembling lithium or sodium metal battery assembly and fabricating electrode or coin cells
• Performing electrochemical measurements of battery cells
• Writing papers and managing scientific projects
• Contributing to teaching activites in the chair.

Your profile:

• a PhD degree in materials science, organic or inorganic chemistry or electrochemistry
• solid knowledge of electrochemistry
• extensive experience with electrochemical battery cycling tests (cycling, voltammetry, and EIS)
• extensive experience in X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis
• experience in managing scientific projects
• can work in a multicultural environment
• ideally also experience in in situ or operando X-ray based spectroscopy

https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/349231435f16faa7bdcfbc8e770c2a9765a84a910?ref=AfA