Postdoctoral Researcher – Phosphorus‑Based Materials for Sodium‑Ion Batteries

About the role

The High Throughput Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory (HTMR) at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University seeks a motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to develop phosphorus‑based NaSICON‑type materials for advanced sodium‑ion batteries. The work will focus on material synthesis, comprehensive characterization, and electrochemical testing to advance positive electrode performance.

Key responsibilities

• Synthesize phosphorus‑based materials using sol‑gel and solvothermal routes, controlling morphology, particle size, and composition.
• Characterize the synthesized materials with techniques such as XRD, SEM, EDS, ICP, BET, TGA, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy.
• Prepare electrodes, assemble sodium‑ion cells, and evaluate electrochemical properties versus metallic sodium using GCPL, CV, GITT, and EIS.
• Establish correlations between physical/chemical properties and electrochemical performance.

Required profile

• Post‑doctoral level researcher with a strong background in materials chemistry, materials science, electrochemistry, and battery research.
• Demonstrated experience in materials synthesis and electrochemical evaluation.
• Ability to work independently, manage laboratory experiments, and document results rigorously.

Required skills

• Sol‑gel synthesis
• Solvothermal synthesis
• X‑ray diffraction (XRD)
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
• Energy‑dispersive X‑ray spectroscopy (EDS)
• Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis
• BET surface area measurement
• Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
• Fourier‑transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
• Raman spectroscopy
• Electrode preparation and battery assembly
• Galvanostatic charge‑discharge (GCPL)
• Cyclic voltammetry (CV)
• Galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT)
• Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)