Empa’s Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion focuses on materials and device innovation for sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies. The research project centers on understanding the electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into sustainable products and is part of an international collaborative project involving several academic and industrial partners.
Tasks
- Assemble and validate modular electrocatalytic reactors and analysis methods for realistic CO2 electrocatalysis, with a focus on parallel investigations and accelerated aging.
- Dissect degradation processes of CO2 electroreduction catalyst, electrodes, and ionomer membranes under diverse real-world operating conditions, using operando electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.
- Lead synchrotron campaigns aiming at unveiling the degradation mechanism of catalysts, electrodes, and ionomer membranes with high time resolution, operando x-ray measurements.
- Develop electrode architecture and catalyst/electrode modification strategies for enhanced durability, using different fabrication methods.
Requirements
- PhD degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, materials science, physics, or related discipline.
- Highly motivated team player who thrives in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment.
- Creative, curious, highly motivated, and with excellent problem-solving and technical skills.
- Prior experience in electrochemistry and/or catalysis is a strong advantage.
- Ability to work independently in the lab while collaborating and communicating effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
Benefits
- Join a dynamic young international research group working in a brand new laboratory building at Empa’s campus in Dübendorf near downtown Zürich.
- Access to state-of-the-art electrocatalysis facilities including catalyst and electrode synthesis, parallel electrochemical characterizations, and comprehensive gas and liquid analytics.
- Use of a large array of instruments including X-ray diffractometers, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared and Raman spectrometers, argon ion mills, and electron microscopes.
- Connection to two national research initiatives focusing on the synthesis of sustainable fuels and chemicals, providing opportunities to interact with a large and high-profile network in academia and industry.
- Innovative, sustainable, meaningful activities.
- Creating added value for society.
- International, multicultural working environment.
- Freedom to create and develop.
- Culture of inclusion and respect.
- Excellent balance between different areas of life.
- Multiple award-winning and certified employer.
- Benefits for rail, mobile, childcare, catering, etc.
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Das Team
The position is within a dynamic, young, international research group in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, working in a new laboratory building at Empa’s campus in Dübendorf.