Research Fellow – Centre for Experimental Fuel Technologies

Location:Coventry, University of Warwick
Salary:£35,116 to £45,413 per annum
Hours:Full Time
Contract Type:Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On:24th July 2025
Closes:31st August 2025

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed-term contract for 2 years, ending no later than 31 December 2030

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Shanwen Tao (Professor) at s.tao.1@warwick.ac.uk.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

This is a two-year fixed-term contract, full time (1.0 FTE). An extension may be possible (end date no later than 31 December 2030).

The Warwick Centre for Experimental Fuel Technology (CEFT) offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a strategically important and rapidly growing area of research focused on next-generation battery and fuel cell technologies.

CEFT is a dynamic new initiative bringing together world-class research teams from the School of Engineering, the Department of Chemistry, and WMG at the University of Warwick. Our mission is to drive innovation in electrochemical energy technologies—combining applied technology development with deep scientific insight.

Backed by outstanding facilities and expertise in electrochemistry, materials chemistry, spectroscopy, microscopy, modelling, and full device fabrication and testing, the Centre takes a holistic approach to developing advanced systems such as ammonia/methanol fuel cells and metal-based batteries (e.g. lithium, sodium, calcium). Other battery technologies are also within the scope of our research.

We are now recruiting aResearch Fellow to join this exciting venture within the School of Engineering. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge projects in the following area:

  • Exploration of novel materials for redox flow batteries or affordable, scalable rechargeable batteries (excluding conventional Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ systems), targeting renewable energy storage at grid scale.

Other battery technologies can also be explored as part of the Centre.

Find out more and apply.

Closing date: 31 Aug 2025