What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced battery materials for extreme conditions position at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory?
A Ph.D. degreed chemical engineer or materials chemist is sought to work on the densification and characterization of solid-state battery materials including argyrodite and spinel structured materials. Additionally, the candidate must have experience with spark plasma sintering, x-ray diffraction, SEM/EDS, solid-state synthesis, hot pressing, coin cell and pouch cell building. Candidate must be a U.S. citizen and Ph.D. degree achieved within the last 5 years.
ARL Advisors:
jan.l.allen8.civ@army.mil
dat.t.tran4.civ@army.mil
About Army Research Directorate (ARD)
ARL’s Army Research Directorate (ARD) focuses on exploiting concept development, discovery, technology development, and transition of the most promising disruptive science and technology to deliver to the Army fundamentally advantageous science-based capabilities through laboratory’s 11 research competencies. This intramural research directorate also manages the laboratory’s essential research programs, which are flagship research efforts focused on delivering defined outcomes.
About Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP)
The Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP) is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. Scientists and Engineers at the CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL) help shape and execute the Army's program for meeting the challenge of developing technologies that will support Army forces in meeting future operational needs by pursuing scientific research and technological developments in diverse fields such as: applied mathematics, atmospheric characterization, simulation and human modeling, digital/optical signal processing, nanotechnology, material science and technology, multifunctional technology, combustion processes, propulsion and flight physics, communication and networking, and computational and information sciences.
About Science of Energy Sciences (ES)
Science of mechanical and electrical power generation, storage, conditioning and distribution; energy conversion; and emerging concepts for lasers, directed energy (DE), DE protection and propagation.
Questions about this opportunity? Please email ARLFellowship@orau.org