Research Fellow in Silicon/graphite Composite Anodes

**Job no**: 0052007
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Fixed-term for 24 months
**Faculty**:Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
**Department/School**:Department of Chemical Engineering
**Salary**:Level A $77,717 - $104,717p.a. plus 17% super
- Grow your career contributing to a collaborative research project in Composite Anodes
- Work with Industry partners and CSIRO, QUT and The University of Melbourne
- Bring your experience working with silicon and the fabrication and characterisation of composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) **is strongly committed to supporting diversity and flexibility in the workplace. Improving the representation of women is necessary in our goal to innovate and to strengthen FEIT’s reputation as a best-in-class centre of research.

**About the Department of Chemical Engineering**

We are a large Department with approximately 25 teaching and research staff, 30 full time research staff and around 90 PhD students.
Academic staff have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific society, the Australian Academy of Science, and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Industry Engagement is a key focus, and we carry out research projects based on deep collaborations with government and business and work with organisations that provide internship opportunities for our students.
You'll find smart people, big problems, and plenty of chances to create a real difference in the world

**About the Role**
Fantastic opportunity to play a key role in our collaborative research project between industry partners and CSIRO, QUT and The University of Melbourne. The Super Anode Project is based within the Cooperative Research Centre for Future Battery Industries and aims to develop improved methods for the spheronisation and coating of graphite/silicon anodes, as well as investigate avenues for up-scaling of these processes.

Responsibilities include:

- Working with our industry and research partners, develop an experimental plan for the inclusion of silicon in composite anodes.
- Defining the benchmark process for characterisation of industry standard graphite: silicon composite anodes.
- Considering various methodologies for the inclusion of silicon in graphite composite electrodes, i.e. hybridisation. Using AnteoCoat, characterise the physical and electrochemical properties in composite anodes using industry standard binders and electrolytes.

**About You**
You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a multi-disciplinary team environment and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders. Your problem solving and organisational skills ensure the effective management and completion of tasks within agreed deadlines.

You will also have:

- PhD in Materials, Chemistry, Physics or Engineering
- Extensive experience in working with silicon and the fabrication and characterisation of composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries
- Proficient in lab-scale electrode slurry mixing and electrode coating
- Experience in Li-ion cell fabrication, including electrode coating and cell assembly and familiarity with quality control methods used to evaluate the repeatability of assembly processes

For specific responsibilities of this role please refer to the attached.

You will be supported to pursue achievement in all pillars of an academic career:

- Research & Research Training
- Contribution to Teaching and Learning
- Engagement
- Service and Leadership

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

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