Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading academic institutions. With approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö, we are united in our mission to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's circumstances.
Your Teams
This project is a collaboration between MAX IV (specifically the DanMAX beamline), the BatMAX hub, and Chalmers University of Technology. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a candidate who wants to work in an environment characterized by close collaboration among many interconnected teams.
DanMAX, part of the Hard X-ray Group at MAX IV, is a beamline in materials science specializing in X-ray diffraction and full-field imaging techniques. The beamline serves a broad user community, ranging from physics and chemistry to medical science. A significant portion of the user base conducts research on batteries and battery materials.
This postdoctoral position in X-ray diffraction and computed tomography (XRD-CT) is affiliated with the Division of Solid Mechanics at Lund University. Research in solid mechanics at Lund University focuses on theoretical, numerical, and experimental aspects of materials mechanics. The division conducts extensive work in the development and application of X-ray and neutron methods for materials research, as well as research to understand coupled electrochemical-mechanical processes in solid-state batteries; the research is connected to the broader battery research community in Lund.
The Project
The project will be conducted within the BatMAX hub at MAX IV, a consortium consisting of four universities (Chalmers, Lund, Uppsala, and Aarhus) that will collaborate closely to address challenges related to sodium-ion solid-state batteries through six weeks of beamtime per year distributed across six different beamlines. The BatMAX hub is linked to Battery Matrix, an internal group at MAX IV that enables collaboration across the laboratory in battery research. This postdoctoral position will play an active role in activities spanning multiple beamlines, both through the BatMAX hub and Battery Matrix.
This is one of three postdoctoral positions connected to the BatMAX consortium, each with different focus areas, that link the university groups with MAX IV. The positions are funded through the national strategic initiative COMPEL, which aims to strengthen battery research and education in Sweden.
DanMAX has offered XRD-CT experiments as part of its user program for some time, but the methodology has not been optimized. In this project, we will optimize the scanning method, hardware, and analysis software to make this powerful technique more accessible and useful. Recently, new diamond CRLs have been acquired for DanMAX, enabling focusing of the beam to approximately 1–2 µm and thereby significantly improving the achievable resolution. Combined with our fast tomography table and improved scanning sequencing, considerable improvements in temporal and spatial resolution will be possible, enabling an expansion of the application areas for this type of experiment in battery research, as well as in many other research fields. The project will also include development of algorithms for iterative reconstruction and noise reduction to improve the quality of spatially resolved XRD data.
MAX IV and the BatMAX consortium seek a postdoctoral researcher to:
Lead the development of X-ray diffraction and computed tomography (XRD-CT) at the DanMAX beamline in close collaboration with the Solid Mechanics group at Lund University.
Participate scientifically and technically in the BatMAX project in collaboration with the consortium.
Participate in MAX IV Battery Matrix, particularly in projects spanning multiple beamlines.
Your main responsibilities will be to:
Work at the DanMAX beamline. Specifically, lead the development of XRD-CT, including development of hardware, scanning algorithms, and reconstruction software.
Participate in beamline operations, including user support, hardware maintenance, and software development, with a focus on battery research and the application of XRD-CT.
Conduct experimental research utilizing XRD-CT for battery research.
Participate in the BatMAX consortium, including planning of beamtimes, conducting experiments, analyzing results, and authoring scientific papers.
To succeed in this role, you must have the following qualifications:
A doctorate in chemistry, physics, engineering, or a related field.
Documented experience with X-ray imaging/diffraction techniques, such as XRD-CT, 3D-XRD, µ/nanoCT, STXM, or similar.
Experience with computer programming for data analysis, e.g., Python.
Documented ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Excellent English language skills and strong communication and collaboration abilities.
The following are considered merits:
Knowledge of tomographic reconstruction techniques.
Experience with experiments at synchrotron and/or neutron sources.
Experience with and good understanding of electrochemistry, including batteries.
Knowledge of solid-state and/or sodium-ion battery chemistry.
Experience with user support at user facilities.
Eligibility
To be appointed to a postdoctoral position, the applicant must hold a doctorate or an international degree deemed equivalent to a doctorate in the field of the position, and this degree must have been completed no more than three years before the application deadline. Under special circumstances, the doctorate may have been completed before the aforementioned three-year period.
For the full announcement and to apply, visit: https://lu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:943545/Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading academic institutions. With approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö, we are united in our mission to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's circumstances.
Your Teams
This project is a collaboration between MAX IV (specifically the DanMAX beamline), the BatMAX hub, and Chalmers University of Technology. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a candidate who wants to work in an environment characterized by close collaboration among many…