Research Assistant (Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis) 2

Company description:

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore.

Job Description
This posting is for Research Assistant positions in the exciting areas of electrochemical ammonia synthesis in the Xianbiao Fu group, which is affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The perspective Research Assistant positions are to develop:

1. Understanding the mechanism of Li-mediated NRR and Ca-mediated NRR
2. Exploring novel methods for nitrogen activation under mild conditions
3. Ammonia electro-oxidation and decomposition

The responsibilities of the Research Assistant also encompass facilitating communication and information flow among groups working in the fields of catalysis and electrosynthesis. Additionally, the Research Assistant will provide management support during the development of larger research proposals and contribute to initiatives aimed at sharing and advancing infrastructure for catalysis and electrosynthesis research.

Research Group Website: https://www.xianbiaofugroup.com/

Applicants should send those materials (CV, cover letter, and 3 representative papers) in the form of a PDF document to fuxianbiao2017@gmail.com. Please indicate "Research Assistant application, Name" in the subject of the email and submit all application materials in English.

Qualifications

• The applicants must hold M.S. degree (or other equivalent degrees) in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or other relevant related fields.
• Experience with catalysis, electrochemistry, organic electrosynthesis, ammonia synthesis, organic synthesis and other related areas, is considered advantageous.
• Experience with material characterization techniques like SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, XAS, XPS, FTIR, and Raman will also be highly considered.
• Since cross disciplinary work is essential for the success of this project, it is considered positive if the candidate can demonstrate experience in similar work environments.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department: Materials Science and Engineering

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID: 27531