• Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in the hot research area of Perovskite solar energy cells
• Work with internationally recognised researchers in world-class facilities and enjoy excellent career development and professional support
• Join CSIRO - Australia's premier science and technology research organisation - and do research with real impact
The position:
CSIRO offers PhD graduates an opportunity to launch their scientific careers through our Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme. Successful applicants will work with leaders in a field of science and receive personal development and learning opportunities.
CSIRO Energy has established the National Solar Energy Centre (NSEC) in Newcastle to conduct world class research and development in solar processes, components and photovoltaics. Our Solar Energy Systems Group now welcomes a self-motivated and innovative Postdoctoral Fellow from a physical chemistry, chemistry, physics, engineering or materials science background wanting to join an exciting, interdisciplinary team in the priority area of Perovskite Solar Cells as Next Generation Thin-film Photovoltaics.
You will explore deposition technique/electrolyte/additive space, and target novel nanostructured architectures suitable for semi-transparent photovoltaic devices. Realisation of solar tinted windows will require a balance of light absorption for PV function and transparency as a window application. Transparent regions do not produce electricity, which limits the maximum solar efficiency attainable. You will benchmark the efficiency against the maximum attainable efficiency for a given transparency to identify scope and improvements in the structure-performance relationship and contribute to the design and practical conduct of critical research related to thin-film PV devices under initial supervision of senior research scientists.
Specific duties will include:
• Plan and carry out research that contributes and expands on existing thin-film photovoltaic research within the Solar Energy Systems Group.
• Design, implement and conduct research in the fabrication and characterisation of perovskite photovoltaic devices.
• Incorporate novel approaches to scientific investigations by adapting and/or developing original concepts and ideas for new, existing and further research.
• Research and develop new device designs, fabrication processes and characterisation methods for the fundamental understanding of photovoltaic function as it applies to cell and module performance of Perovskite solar cells.
• Undertake regular reviews of relevant literature and patents.
• Produce high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals, for client reports and granting of patents.
• Prepare appropriate conference papers and present those at conferences as agreed with your supervisor.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues within your group, the business unit and across CSIRO.
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales
Salary: AU$78k to AU$88k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Ref No.: 9663
To be considered you will have a PhD (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics or Engineering relevant to Photovoltaics.
Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have submitted your PhD prior to commencing. You must also have no more than 3 years of relevant postdoctoral experience.
You will also have:
• Detailed fundamental knowledge of physical chemistry and solid-state physics as it relates to photovoltaic function;
• A sound understanding of the fundamental issues and present challenges relating to the operation of photovoltaic devices and the development of new photovoltaic technologies;
• Enthusiasm for and experience with laboratory work including fabrication of devices and the physical, chemical and electrochemical measurement of new photovoltaic devices – particularly Perovskite solar cells or related thin-film technologies;
• Relevant experience in solution processed thin-film photovoltaics, especially perovskite solar cells, such as fabrication and device function;
• High level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including at national and international conferences, as well as a good track record of publishing research results in quality, peer reviewed journals and oral presentations.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research team, plus the motivation and discipline to carry out autonomous research.
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