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09 Postdoctoral Fellowship at EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland

EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of Postdoc Fellowship positions available at EMPA, Zurich, Switzerland.

Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.

 

(01) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title:  Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Wood Technology

The Empa Laboratory for Cellulose & Wood Materials (WoodTec group) explores sustainable wood processing and innovative applications of wood materials to support a circular bioeconomy. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to develop and apply machine‑learning and data‑science methods, with a focus on computer vision, to enhance wood utilization. The successful candidate will play a significant role in the EU‑funded TIMBERHAUS project (www.timberhaus.eu).

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(02) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc summary/title: PostDoc on sustainable asphalt pavements

You will work on projects related to the future of sustainable asphalt pavements, including conceptualizing, designing, producing laboratory mixtures, testing, and supporting the implementation of innovative pavements in full scale. In addition to the technical work, you will be required to manage research projects, adhere to project plans, collaborate with research partners, engage with stakeholders, and report to the project funding agencies. You will have the opportunity to contribute to international forums and apply for new research grants. You will become a part of an ambitious, goal-oriented team while having a high degree of independence.

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(03) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc position on self-healing strategies for lithium-ion batteries

  • Develop lithiation agents to recover lost active lithium during operation of the battery 
  • Develop electrochemical protocols to trigger controlled lithium release from these lithiation agents 
  • Study gas release during delithiation of the lithiation agents with online electrochemical mass spectrometry 
  • Writing of scientific publications and presentations at scientific conferences 
  • Collaborate closely with a team of chemists, materials scientists, and analytical chemists

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(04) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc position: Chemist for selective ion scavenging in batteries

  • Develop melt-spun liquid/gel-core fibers with polyolefin sheaths and functionalized, hydrophobic cores
  • Explore selective scavenger systems for transition metal (TM) ions and HF, including chelating ligands, reactive nanoparticles and additives
  • Optimize melt-spinning, uniaxial stretching, and post-treatment steps to control sheath porosity and ion diffusion
  • Acquisition of research grants and writing of scientific publications
  • Supervision of students and interns
  • Collaborate closely with chemists, materials scientists, and electrochemists.

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(05) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral researcher in peri-urban energy planning and sufficiency

  • Develop and apply optimization and simulation models to assess the role of renewable energy technologies in Sisslerfeld 
  • Quantify and evaluate sufficiency measures (SMs), their suitability, and their potential to reduce energy demand and emissions in peri-urban areas 
  • Integrate SMs with renewable local energy community and sustainable mobility planning to assess their contribution to accelerating climate neutrality 
  • Translate research findings into policy and governance recommendations that enable the implementation of sufficiency measures across sectors (e.g., residential, business, industrial, and mobility), supporting climate neutrality and wellbeing 
  • Develop transferable analytical frameworks and methods that can be applied to other periASTY partner cities and urban contexts 
  • Collaborate within an interdisciplinary, international consortium, contributing to scientific publications, project deliverables, and stakeholder engagement activities

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(06) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: PostDoc to work on Solvent-based Processing and Lamination of Sustainable Polymers for Inert Filter Composites

The PostDoc will take the lead in:
  • Organizing project meetings and reports according to internal and external (industry partner, funding agency) requirements 
  • Solution preparation with provided high-performance polymers in controlled scalable processes (no synthesis)
  • Producing electrospun membranes as prospective filters on a needleless roll-to-roll pilot-scale
  • Transferring (laminating, welding etc.) and structuring/post-processing these composites
  • Establishing and implementing high-temperature and chemical fatigue testing
  • Disseminating the results in form of patents or publications, as well as assist in the technology transfer

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(07) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Post-doc in the field of high through-put PVD process control and synthesis applied to compositional gradient thin film libraries

You will work on basic science topics as well as on applied research projects funded by InnoSuisse. Coating libraries will be synthesized using reactive and/or HiPIMS sputtering and microwave assisted deposition techniques. You will exploit various diagnosis tools that characterize the deposition environment, investigate their properties and microstructure of the deposited thin films by cutting edge analytical techniques, such as scanning/transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography or scanning probe microscopy.

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(08) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral researcher with a background in Computational biology or Data Science

Empa’s Laboratory ‘Particles-Biology Interactions’ and its group ‘Multi-omics for healthcare materials’ are looking for a candidate for an interdisciplinary project on the development of new computational approaches for improving safety and sustainability of (nano)materials based on publicly available data and tools, including omics data, and integration of novel methods for replacing animal testing. The project involves collaborations with several leading European research groups and experts in the field. The Postdoctoral researcher will perform cutting edge research work, develop novel computational tools and integrate new strategies for the safe and sustainable use of chemicals and materials.

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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(09) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc in ‘X-ray based multimodality development: semi-crystalline and amorphous materials for space applications’

The Center for X-ray Analytics develops X-ray methodologies for understanding materials structure in materials science. Our core activities is the development X-ray based methods focusing on the evaluation of the structure – property relationship in applications such as biomedicine and space. 
 
In the frame of an ESA project interfacing research and industrial needs, we are looking for a postdoc holding a PhD in material science, physics or chemistry, with a clear link to X-ray based analytical methods, especially to X-ray diffraction and even more specifically to XRD-PDF (pair distribution function). The project is linked to crystalline and amorphous alloys, and in an industrial context to process design by establishing the structure-property relationship. We expect the candidate’s enthusiasm for X-ray based analytical methods and Space sciences! 

Deadline : Open Until Filled

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About Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Zurich, Switzerland – Official Website

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology. As part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, it is an institution of the Swiss federation. For most of the period since its foundation in 1880, it concentrated

 

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