Renewable Energy Sciences and Engineering Job in Lausanne, Switzerland

Renewable Energy Sciences and Engineering Job Description

Postdoctoral Position in the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sciences and Engineering  

The Laboratory for Renewable Energy Sciences and Engineering ( http://lrese.epfl.ch/ ) at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has an opening for a postdoctoral position in the field of modeling photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems as part of the newly funded 4-year Nano-Tera program: Solar Hydrogen Integrated Nano Electrolysis (SHINE).

The project goal is to develop a system demonstrator for generating hydrogen from concentrated sunlight using multi-junction solar cells to split water.

More details can be found at: http://lapd.epfl.ch/page-88781-en.html .  

We offer a challenging and fun work environment in collaboration with Swiss academic (EPFL/EMPA) and industrial partners (CSEM, Michelin) as part of the Nano-Tera project effort.

Renewable Energy Sciences and Engineering Job Requirements

Requirements:   

The successful applicant will be primarily responsible for modeling the integrated system and providing guidelines for the successful design of a PEC demonstrator. The system components include concentrating optics, photovoltaic cells, microfluidics, and electrochemical catalysts. Therefore, we encourage applicants with a computational approach and a broad background in radiation transport, semiconductor physics, micro-channels, and electrochemistry. Applicants are expected to have finished, or are about to finish their Ph.D. degrees.

Starting date:   April 1, 2013

Application:   
The application letter including curriculum vitae with a list of publications, statement of research, contact details for 3 references should be sent via email to Sophia Haussener 

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