About the position
PhD student to develop in-situ experimental setups for battery research using EasyXAFS and X-ray spectroscopy to study battery materials and interfaces during operation.
What you’ll bring
- Experience with synchrotron or other X-ray technologies
- Experience with batteries and electrochemistry
- Academic publishing experience
- English proficiency
At a glance
- Position type
- PhD, Other early career
- Institution
- Concordia University
- Department
- Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Research group
- Prof. Sixu Deng's research group
- Location
- Canada
- Supervisor / contact person
- Sixu Deng
- Funding
- Funding not stated
Funding and scholarship details will be discussed with shortlisted candidates. - Duration
- Not stated
- Expected start
- May, September, or January enrollment windows
- Vacancy reference
- Not stated
Research focus
- Discipline
- Chemical Engineering, Materials Science
- Research area
- Batteries
- Methods
- Not stated
- Software
- Not stated
Dates to know
- Listed on FOSS Positions
- 25 Sep 2026
- Original advertisement date
- Not stated in the source
- Application deadline
- Deadline not stated
- Priority review date
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 25 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 25 Sep 2026
How to apply
Email Prof. Sixu Deng at sixu.deng@concordia.ca with the subject 'Battery-Characterization PhD: [Your Name]' and include a CV, transcripts, and English proficiency proof.
Open application page ↗https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/chemical-engineering-phd.html
Contact: sixu.deng@concordia.ca
Original sources
https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/chemical-engineering-phd.html ↗
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