Postdoctoral Position In The Research Field Of Fuel Cell Materials Development : Munchen, Germany

Under the framework of a collaborative project on fuel cell components and stack development, the Chair of Technical Electrochemistry at the Technische Universität München is working together with Volkswagen, Umicore, and Solvicore on different aspects of fuel cell catalysis and membrane electrode assemblies.

Keywords: Fuel Cell, PEM, electrocatalyst, MEA

Description

Under the framework of a collaborative project on fuel cell components and stack development, the Chair of Technical Electrochemistry at the Technische Universität München is working

together with Volkswagen, Umicore, and Solvicore on different aspects of fuel cell catalysis and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs):

• characterization of the activity and stability of electrocatalysts

• improvement of MEA preparation methods to achieve low loading electrodes with minimal mass transport limitations

• fundamental understanding of MEA degradation mechanisms

With a strong background in electrochemistry and electrocatalysis and an experience in fuel cell testing, you will be in charge of a project with one of the above industrial partners and guide a PhD student. To support the overall project, you will work closely with the postdoctoral fellows supervising the projects with the other industrial partners. Your task will include a close interaction and regular visits with/at our industrial partners.

What we are looking for:

• good spoken and excellent written English skills

• a personality who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary environment as part of our fuel cell team (4 Postdocs, 8 PhD students, and several M.S. & B.S. students)

• an interest to supervise Master and Bachelor thesis projects in related areas

• an ability to i