Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06548

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

01-Oct-2025

About us

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UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from molecular scale to complex systems.



The EIL is a world-class facility for the development of electrochemical energy systems, with activities ranging from materials discovery to understanding electrochemical processes and analytical diagnostics, device design, development, modelling, systems development and demonstration.

About the role

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This exciting 5 month project brings together industry and academia, focusing on scaling from coin-cells to pouch cell prototypes and validating manufacturability through spray coating on a large area. The successful candidate will be developing and optimising spray-coating processes, as well as assembling and testing pouch cells to benchmark against previous project research. The candidate will be working with industry partners, providing samples for validation, and analysing and interpreting results to assess reproducibility, manufacturability, and industrial relevance.



This is a fixed term role until 28th February 2026 in the first instance.



Salary is 45,103 per annum inclusive of London allowance.



This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

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The successful candidate will hold or be close to obtaining a PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Electrochemistry, Materials Science or relevant discipline. In this battery related project, candidates must have prior experience in li-ion and/or solid-state battery research, as well as coin cells, and working experience of thin film or coating techniques. As the candidate will be working closely with industry partners, the candidate must be confident presenting complex information to stakeholders and varying audiences, and have worked previously on multi-partner research projects.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.



If you have any queries about the role, please contact claire.saunders@ucl.ac.uk.



If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact chemeng.safety@ucl.ac.uk.



The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/