Department of Materials, Rex Richards Building, Oxford The Faraday Institution has funded a new research consortium project entitled “Accelerated Development of Next Generation Li-Rich 3D Cathode Materials (3D-CAT)”. This collaborative project between Oxford Materials (Professors Robert House (PI), Saiful Islam, Peter Bruce), and UCL Chemical Engineering (Dr Rhod Jervis) brings together expertise in battery materials synthesis and device fabrication, advanced characterisation and materials modelling. The ambition for this project is to carry out multidisciplinary research that will explore Li-rich three-dimensional cathodes free from Co and Ni and with energy densities exceeding LMFP and competitive with NMC. A postdoctoral research position is available on this 3D-CAT project in the area of computer modelling and materials design of lithium battery cathodes within the group of Professor Saiful Islam in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford. The research programme at Oxford will investigate structural, redox, transport, and interface properties of Li-rich three-dimensional materials for lithium battery cathodes using density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics, cluster expansion, machine learning computational techniques. This work will have strong links to the experimental synthesis, diffraction and electrochemical work performed in the overall project. Previous experience in computer modelling of lithium battery cathodes and a recent track record of peer-reviewed publications are essential. The position is available from 1 October 2025 or shortly thereafter and ends on 30 September 2028. Group website with research details: Prof Saiful Islam: All applications must be made online using the Oxford University E-Recruitment system, no later than 12 noon on 22 August 2025.