Research Assistant / Associate (Battery Laboratory)

Job Description

The Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is a highly international and multidisciplinary environment with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The candidate will work in a new Battery Laboratory on a portfolio of research & development projects (not academic-focused) exploring the application of 2D materials on energy storage devices:

• Review and understand scientific and technical literature
• Execute supervised R&D projects in the area of electrochemical energy storage systems
• Explore new cathode, electrolyte, separator, and anode materials and/or modifications for improved cell performance with supervision
• Prepare electrode slurries with different formulations
• Fabricate battery components and assemble coin and pouch cells for testing
• Design, establish, and write standard operating procedures, risk assessments, and effective experimental plans for assigned equipment and processes
• Calibrate/maintain the assigned equipment
• Perform laboratory analyses, evaluate the results, and clearly present reports to the team and suggest new pathways
• Work in glovebox and dry room battery fabrication line
• Manage general laboratory inventory (e.g., consumable inventory)
• Work collaboratively with partnering collaborators and research groups
• Work in a laboratory environment within a team of multidisciplinary and multicultural researchers
• Participate in routine housekeeping

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold an internationally recognised diploma (polytechnic), bachelor or master degree in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, material science/engineering or related field
• Team-player, self-motivation, proactivity, intellectual curiosity, and desire to learn
• Able to troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis
• Technical depth, critical thinking, and excellent communication skills
• Experience with design and build battery cells from coin cell to pouch cell configurations
• Experience with electrochemical cell characterizations, e.g., cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and potentiostatic and galvanostatic methods
• Hands-on experience in evaluation of the battery components, battery performance, and analytical techniques, e.g., SEM, XRD, TEM, FTIR, NMR, and XPS
• Experience working in dry room battery fabrication line
• Experience with pouch cell abusing test preferred but not required
• Previous experience working in an industrial environment or in R&D projects with industrial partners

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: Centre for Advanced 2D Materials
Department : Experimental Group
Job requisition ID : 18599