Research Fellow (Energy Storage for SG Grid)
Core
Investigate how sodium-ion batteries can be engineered and operated to deliver grid ancillary services in Singapore, serving as the first step toward a sodium-ion virtual power plant.
Role type
Research Fellow (Energy Storage)
Builds
Deployable grid assets, specifically a battery energy storage system (BESS) for the National Electricity Market's ancillary services, scaling into a virtual power plant (VPP).
Domain
Energy Storage / Materials Science / Grid Services
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Sodium-ion battery engineering, electrochemical characterization, thermal behavior analysis, degradation-aware control strategies, bidding strategies, automated materials synthesis, high-throughput experimentation, robotic systems, data analysis, manuscript preparation, grant proposal writing.
Preferred skills
Experience with autonomous laboratory development, multidisciplinary collaboration.
Responsibilities
Characterize electrochemical and thermal behavior of sodium-ion chemistries under realistic duty cycles; develop control and bidding strategies balancing revenue and battery lifetime; validate models on existing test facilities; conduct automated materials synthesis, characterization, and testing; prepare manuscripts for high-impact journals; report on research progress.
Seniority
Mid-level Research Fellow
