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Institution: Lancaster University
United Kingdom
Retrieved : 2018-09-21 Expired
Description :

This 3-year post has been created as a result of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Lancaster University’s Department of Engineering and NanoSUN Ltd (https://nanosun.co.uk). On completion of a successful project there may be opportunities for on-going employment within the company partner. 

NanoSUN is an exciting new company aiming to accelerate fuel cell use by providing innovative solutions to hydrogen storage, refuelling and purification in response to customer demands. NanoSUN’s vision is of hydrogen being the major energy vector in the drive for clean, sustainable energy. A key customer requirement is to make hydrogen fuel available conveniently at a competitive price and suitable purity. NanoSUN have identified the need for low cost, point of use upgrading of hydrogen to fuel cell grade. This KTP aims to develop a suitable hydrogen purifier to meet this need.

Lancaster is a top-10 university in the UK and in the top-125 in the World.  Engineering at Lancaster is consistently in the top-5 with particularly high rankings for student satisfaction.  The department has grown significantly in recent years to twice its size. Research foci within the Department include nuclear engineering, clean combustion, hydrogen and fuel cells, particle accelerators, energy policy and renewable energy, among other areas.

You will be employed by Lancaster University, but will be based at NanoSUN, working both in their main office in Lancaster and their co-location space at Lancaster University. You will lead this exciting project which aims to develop point-of-use purifiers for hydrogen fuel. The aim is to develop a low-cost, long-lasting, simple to operate purifier which can be incorporated into hydrogen fuelled equipment, thus allowing customers to minimise fuel costs by accessing non-fuel cell grade hydrogen. You will work closely with and be supported by academics from the Department of Engineering and the senior management team at NanoSUN.

For this post, you would have a MEng in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Materials Science (essential), laboratory research experience, and preferably a relevant PhD. Ideally, you should have good knowledge of adsorption and porous materials, laboratory experience in synthesis and characterisation of porous materials, and experience with gas sorption experiments. You would ideally have design skills and an engineering mind-set of design, conceive, test and operate, and be comfortable working both in an academic research environment and in a technological start-up. The required skillset includes good team-working and communication skills, good presentation skills, excellent oral and written English, and a rigorous and professional attitude.
In addition to a competitive salary, the reward package includes an additional £6,000 personal training and development budget offering excellent opportunities to further your professional development and support your career progression. You will be encouraged to present papers at national and international conferences and, when applicable, publish your research in journal articles. 

We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research.”

For further information on Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, please see http://ktp.innovateuk.org/ 

Informal enquires should be directed to:

Dr Nuno Bimbo (Lancaster University) Tel: +44 (0)1524 595063 / Email: n.bimbo@lancaster.ac.uk

Dr Joe Hobbs (NanoSUN Limited) Tel: 01524 63517 / Email: joe.hobbs@nanosun.co.uk

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.


Closing Date: 25 Oct 2018
Category: Research





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