Assistant or Associate Professor in Battery Materials and Cells (70740-0526)
Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department: WMG
Position Type: Permanent
We will consider applications for employment on a part‑time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full‑time.
Overview
WMG at the University of Warwick is undertaking a significant investment in Research & Teaching academic recruitment across several strategically important growth areas. As part of this coordinated campaign, we are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Battery Materials and Cells to join our internationally recognised Battery Materials and Cells (BMAC) research group. WMG is a global leader in applied research and innovation, and BMAC delivers world‑leading research across the full battery circular economy, spanning battery materials discovery, scale‑up synthesis, electrode development, prototype cell manufacture, characterisation, and recycling. Working closely with academic, industrial, and international partners, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of next‑generation battery technologies and sustainable energy storage solutions.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high‑impact research, collaborative funding activity, postgraduate supervision, and research‑informed teaching within one of the UK’s most dynamic battery research environments. The role involves working across WMG’s unique end‑to‑end battery platform, leveraging world‑class facilities, multidisciplinary expertise, and strong industrial partnerships to develop innovative solutions that address major global challenges in energy storage and electrification.
Appointments will be considered at either Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level depending on experience, research profile, leadership trajectory, and funding track record.
Responsibilities
* Develop internationally recognised research through publications, collaborative projects, funding activity, and engagement with academic and industrial partners.
* Contribute to high‑impact research, collaborative funding activity, postgraduate supervision, and research‑informed teaching.
* Work across WMG’s end‑to‑end battery platform, leveraging facilities, multidisciplinary expertise, and industrial partnerships.
Qualifications
* PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
* Expertise aligned to battery technologies, electrochemical energy storage, or advanced materials research.
* Strong potential to develop an independent and impactful research trajectory within a collaborative environment.
Preferred Expertise
* lithium‑ion, sodium‑ion, lithium‑sulfur, or solid‑state batteries
* battery materials and electrochemistry
* advanced characterisation techniques
* electrode and cell development
* battery manufacturing and scale‑up
* modelling and simulation
* AI or data‑driven approaches for materials discovery
* recycling and sustainable battery technologies
Required Experience
Candidates applying at Associate Professor level should demonstrate an established research profile and evidence of academic leadership, while Assistant Professor candidates should demonstrate strong potential to develop an independent and impactful research trajectory within a collaborative environment.
We particularly welcome candidates enthusiastic about interdisciplinary working, industrial collaboration, and translating research into meaningful real‑world impact.
Closing Deadline
CLOSING DEADLINE: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)
Benefits
* An attractive pension scheme.
* 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
* Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
* Onsite childcare facilities.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities.
Other Information
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