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PhD position within the project “Redox Blend”

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PhD position within the project “Redox Blend”

Deadline Published Vacancy ID 2353
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Academic fields

Natural sciences

Job types

PhD

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

38—40 hours per week

Salary indication

€3059—€3881 per month

Location

Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB, Enschede

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Job description

This project aims to develop the next generation of organic redox mediators for aqueous redox flow batteries. Redox flow batteries hold promise for long-duration storage of electrical energy, and aqueous redox flow batteries aim to combine the speed of storing and retrieving energy with the environmental benefits of aqueous systems. Yet, key challenges exist regarding the energy density and the long-term stability of such systems.

The PhD candidate in this project will focus on the design and synthesis of organic redox mediators that aim to improve the stability of the system, the development of materials that can function as solid booster materials to improve the energy density, and their assessment of performance in electrochemical and redox flow battery systems. The PhD candidate is part of a larger project, called “Redox Blend” with other universities and companies, within the National Growth Fund program Circular Batteries.

Requirements

  • You are an ambitious candidate with a Master’s Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or nanoscience/technology.
  • You have experience with organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and/or electrochemistry.
  • You are curious, motivated and creative, and you like to communicate about your results in presentations and written reports and papers.
  • You are fluent in English and able to collaborate intensively with internal and external parties in regular meetings and work visits.

Conditions of employment

  • A full-time position for four years, with a qualifier in the first year.
  • Access to novel research facilities, including the top-tier NanoLab.
  • Professional and personal development program within Graduate School Twente.
  • Excellent mentorship and a stimulating international research environment.
  • Salary and associated conditions are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU); monthly salary is € 3.059,- in the first year, increasing yearly to € 3.881,- in the fourth year.
  • There are excellent benefits, including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme.
  • A minimum of 29 holidays in case of full-time employment.
  • Free access to sports facilities on campus.

Department

The group of Prof. Jurriaan Huskens, MNF is part of the Department of Molecules & Materials, while the group of Prof. Guido Mul, PCS is part of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Both groups are part of the MESA+ Institute and of the Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Twente. The PhD position will reside in both groups.

Additional information

Interested? Send your application before February 15th, 2026 through the provide button and should include:
  • transcript of your MSc course grades
  • CV, including publication list (when applicable)
  • motivation letter targeted to the project as a whole and/or one of the specific subprojects mentioned above
  • contact info of at least two references.

The starting date is negotiable.

For more information (but no direct applications), you are encouraged to contact Prof. Jurriaan Huskens, j.huskens@utwente.nl, and/or Guido Mul, g.mul@utwente.nl.

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