Overview
Flexible batteries with seamless integration in textiles will revolutionize the healthcare system. Such batteries could power sensors to continuously monitor vital signals (e.g. glucose) and antennas to immediately transmit the information to a medical doctor when urgent action is required. However, such batteries need to be completely safe and non-toxic, as well as energy dense and lightweight; requirements that are often conflicting.
The SUSTAIN programme grant (www.sustain-pg.org) will address this challenge using water, lithium and special polymer fabrics to build the batteries. Compared to traditional batteries that use toxic organic solvents and salts, the SUSTAIN batteries will operate using non-toxic lithium-conductive hydrated polymers that enable high deformability and stretchability.
Via collaborative work with leading textile designers, experts in printed electronics and wireless communications and sustainability analysts, the SUSTAIN program will build working demonstrations of textile electronics that can act as wearable doctors.
This post is suitable for chemists or materials scientists with a PhD (awarded or imminent) in chemistry, materials science or a closely related discipline or equivalent qualification and experience.
Although the current funding for this vacancy is for 2 years, we expect to be able to extend the contract further, and there is flexibility about the start date.
For informal enquiries about the project, please contact Prof. Nuria Garcia-Araez (N.Garcia-Araez@soton.ac.uk).
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Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the development of SUSTAIN batteries suitable for integration into textiles.
* Collaborate with textile designers, printed electronics, wireless communications and sustainability analysts to build demonstrations of textile electronics.
* Work within a multidisciplinary team to advance safe, non-toxic, energy-dense, lightweight battery technologies for wearable healthcare applications.
Qualifications
* PhD (awarded or imminent) in chemistry, materials science or a closely related discipline or equivalent qualification and experience.
* Experience in battery materials, polymers or related textile-electronics integration is desirable.
Employment details
* Employment type: Full-time
* Seniority level: Internship
* Duration: 2-year funding with potential extension; start date flexible
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