CareerPlan

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Battery Safety - Electrochemical Safety Research Institute

Rockville, MDFull-time$67k–$93k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-12
On-site · United States

Core

Conduct primary research in battery safety, including thermal runaway, fire behavior, materials, cell safety, manufacturing processes, diagnostics, charging technologies, and system-level risks.

Role type

Post-doctoral researcher (IC)

Builds

Independent research outputs, publications, and data-driven solutions for the energy storage and battery value chain.

Domain

Energy storage, battery safety, electrochemistry

Deliverable

research

Required skills

independent research, electrochemistry, energy storage, battery safety, lab experience, data analysis, experimental design, regulatory compliance, scientific writing, collaboration

Responsibilities

Conduct primary research in battery safety; apply scientific principles to research tasks; formulate and evaluate broad research concepts; develop independent research; assist with experiments and data collection; plan and design procedures to test and validate results; collaborate with colleagues and universities; contribute to webinars, conferences, and journal publications.

Seniority

Post-doctoral, independent researcher