Professor of Chemical Engineering (Energy Storage)

Requisition ID: 10761 Location:

Newcastle, GB

Contract Type: Open Ended Working Pattern: Full Time Posted Date: 16-Aug-2022

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The School of Engineering is recruiting a Professor of Chemical Engineering (Energy Storage).

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the leading Engineering Schools in the UK. Engineering at Newcastle is truly pushing the boundaries of fundamental and applied chemical engineering into new and exciting applications such as the future of energy, sustainability, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and the process industries.

The Professor in Chemical Engineering would complement existing strengths and provide the breadth of expertise and leadership required to further establish Newcastle as a major centre for battery engineering and allied chemical engineering research. Based within the Chemical Engineering discipline, but with an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty ambition, the appointee will contribute to the further development of our expertise in design, development and characterisation of batteries and other energy storage systems. They will complement our significant work on the fire safety and handling of lithium-ion batteries and further stimulate work on manufacturing, recycling, and reuse of large- and small-scale battery components. Integrating novel materials in this will be at the heart of addressing global challenges e.g., affordable, and durable renewable energy generation, conversion and storage technologies and environmentally friendly adhesives and sensors.

The ability to correlate the structure and functionality of energy storage components, how they are made, and their end-of-life strategy is central to the successful and timely development of batteries and other devices for new energy storage applications. Battery manufacture is an emerging manufacturing strength in the region with the establishment of major industrial players such as Envision, BritishVolt, etc. and their future needs will provide a major driving force for the direction of the post. An increased focus on sustainable and responsive manufacture and recycling will be a major part of this. Our current complement of staff highlights real research excellence and translational impact in the synthesis and modelling of new materials for energy, healthcare, information technology, construction, and environmental applications (including sustainable batteries). Focusing on material development and device engineering, this post will significantly increase research capability, expertise, and opportunities, collaboratively expanding the energy storage research area, including our Faraday Institution work, which will be focussing on the battery manufacture, recycling and reuse strategies necessary to support the emerging industrial processing of batteries in the region.

The Professor of Chemical Engineering will join the Advanced Materials and Electrochemical Engineering Science Group in developing advanced design and characterisation activities for energy storage devices across the University, with particular interest in further developing the capability through introducing new technology or extending electrochemical applications across the diverse chemical engineering field. The postholder would lead in obtaining new state of the art instruments, which are complementary to other existing techniques that can be used for in operando assessment of battery materials, manufacturing procedures, and recycling performance. The appointee will build research, innovation and skills development partnerships and develop the societal and business impact of their research.

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For further information and to apply for this position please contact either Evan Yeckley or Natalie Derry with our search partners WittKieffer.
Evan Yeckley at (telephone +44 7408 834 744)
Natalie Derry at (telephone +44 7408 851 596)

This role will close on 18 September 2022

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Requisition ID: 10761