Postdoctoral Researcher - Interface Engineering of Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) • Full-time • Golden, Colorado, United States • $73.20k - $120.80k / year • 2w ago

Posting Title
Postdoctoral Researcher - Interface Engineering of Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Location
CO - Golden

Position Type
Postdoc (Fixed Term)

Hours Per Week
40

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Job Description

A postdoctoral position is available in NREL's Materials, Chemical and Computational Science Directorate on research efforts in metal halide perovskite photovoltaic technologies including tandems. The initial appointment is for one year, with possible renewal up to three years.

This position will focus on durability and packaging of perovskite-based tandem solar cells and modules. Responsibilities will include developing methods for packaging, conducting accelerated stress tests on samples and performing post-mortem root-cause analysis to understand the mechanisms for failure. A background in materials characterization techniques (SEM, XPS, XRD etc.) is desirable. Some background in reliability testing of PV devices is desirable but not required.

The collaborative environment requires a candidate who can interface with researchers of different disciplines and learn topics outside their area of expertise. Candidates will be expected to communicate their results to internal stakeholders and in more traditional journal publications, and conference presentations. In general, candidates should have a demonstrated track record of success in technical activities associated with automation and be comfortable formulating value proposition automation use cases in a technologically relevant way while addressing key science questions to challenging problems as part of a team effort. The candidate will be required to work closely with the Environment, Health, & Safety team to follow safe work procedures, as well as to handle waste properly and keep a clean, well-organized work environment.

Basic Qualifications
Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.

Eligibility requirements: This position will require access to Controlled Unclassified Information // No foreign dissemination (CUI//NOFORN) and only applicants that are US Citizens at the time of application will be considered in accordance with DOE O 471.7, Controlled Unclassified Information. https://www.directives.doe.gov/news/new-doe-o-471-7-controlled-unclassified-information

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

Experience processing of metal halide perovskite material and devices. Vacuum system and vacuum deposition experience (e.g. thermal evaporation, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, etc.). Semiconductor thin film characterization experience (e.g. scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence, stability testing, etc.)

Applicants must be US citizens.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with vapor phase processing for metal halide perovskite photovoltaics. Skills of interest include absorber deposition, surface passivation, and selective contact development.

Ability to formulate testable research hypotheses and independently lead experiments in the laboratory. Critically analyze results and present research updates and proposed research experiments on a regular basis.

Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Postdoctoral Researcher / Annual Salary Range: $73,200 - $120,800

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Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short-term disability insurance*; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; and paid holidays. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.

* Based on eligibility rules

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