The integrated nickel-iron battery and alkaline electrolyser is meant for storage of renewable electricity and when full generates hydrogen and oxygen if there is still surplus electricity available [1-3]. In this way it can play a role in the future energy system, providing short term battery storage and long term storage in the form of hydrogen. The cadidates will work on a number of aspects of the battolyser that are relevant for the energy density, efficiency and materials use in the hart of the electrochemical cells. These will include modified materials and future electrode concepts, where the performance, scientific understanding, design optimisation and the manufacturability of the electrodes at scale are important. The research at TU Delft is part of a larger project with www.battolysersystems.com, and a number of private partners, and that also receives funding from MOOI-Sigohe (RVO).

[1] Mulder et al. Energy Environ. Sci., 10 (2017) 756

[2] Weninger et al. ACS energy letters 4 (2019) 567

[3] Iranzo et al. Mater. Adv. 2 (2021) 5076

We are looking for PhD's with an excellent track record and relevant background that can operate in the fields of alkaline electrolysis and battery storage. The following disciplines are relevant:

- materials science

- electrochemistry

- inorganic chemistry

- physical chemistry / physics

- materials characterisation tools 

In addition we are looking for people that like to work in a larger team that is focussed and result oriented.   

You will be appointed on a contract for 30 months. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants we offer the Coming to Delft Service and Partner Career Advice to assist you with your relocation. An International Children's Centre offers childcare and there is an international primary school.

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context. At TU Delft we embrace diversity and aim to be as inclusive as possible (see our Code of Conduct). Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale.

Challenge. Change. Impact! 

Department

With more than 1,000 employees, including 135 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,400 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we train students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers and science communicators.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

The department of chemical engineering aspires to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge in our discipline, and to shape that discipline as we do so. Our discipline is the art-turned-science of converting molecular understanding into products and processes that benefit mankind, using a healthy dose of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology and material science whenever that is called for.  

Chemical Engineering (tudelft.nl)