Postdoc in Nickel-Coated Nanofibers for Alkaline Water Electrolysis DTU Energy

This position offers the opportunity to develop next-generation electrode materials for alkaline water electrolysis. At DTU Energys Section for Electrochemical Materials you will develop and characterize nickel-coated nanofiber materials as advanced electrocatalysts working closely with Professor Jens Oluf Jensen and national and international collaborators.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your overall focus will be to develop and optimise nickel-coated nanofiber materials as electrocatalysts and electrode architectures for alkaline water electrolysis establishing structureperformance relationships to guide durable high-performance low-cost electrode design.

As a formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

Your primary tasks will be to:

• Fabricate and nickel-coat nanofiber electrode materials
• Characterise structural morphological and electrochemical properties
• Evaluate catalytic activity durability and efficiency under alkaline electrolysis conditions
• Integrate materials into full-cell testing and prototype development
• Disseminate results through publications and conference presentations

You are expected to have:

• A PhD in materials science chemistry physics chemical engineering or related field
• Experience with nanomaterials synthesis and/or metal coating techniques
• Experience with electrochemical and structural characterisation (e.g. SEM TEM XRD)
• Excellent written and spoken English

Experience with alkaline water electrolysis electrospinning electrodeposition or full-cell testing is advantageous but not required.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research education innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional addition supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTUs salary structure for scientific staff: period of employment is 2 years. Starting date is 1 November 2026 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a part-time position.

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Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Jens Oluf Jensen () or Head of Section Johan Hjelm ().

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Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than6 October 2026 (23:59 Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply please open the link Apply now fill out the online application form and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD in English)
• List of publications

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age gender disability race religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology which is subject to special rules for security and export control open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) focuses on research and development of functional materials components and systems for sustainable energy technologies. The technologies include fuel cells electrolysis power-to-x batteries and carbon capture. The research is based on strong competences on electrochemistry atomic scale and multi-physics modelling autonomous materials discovery materials processing and structural analyses. We also focus on educating engineering students at all levels ranging from BSc MSc PhD to lifelong learning students. We have about 300 dedicated employees. Read more about us at.

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