The School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) provides a vibrant and nurturing environment for staff and students to carry out inter-disciplinary research in key areas such as Computational Materials Science, Characterisation Materials Science, Defence Composite Materials, Functional Composite Materials, Energy, Nanomaterials, Low Dimensional Materials, Biomaterials Materials, Biological Materials, Bioinspired Materials and Sustainable Materials.

For more details, please view https://www.ntu.edu.sg/mse/research.

The PI’s research lab focuses on soft electronics, soft robotics, energy conversion and thermal management.

We are looking for a Research Fellow to deliver project milestones for the field of iontronics particularly on energy harvesting, actuator and sensing integration. The role will focus on research on iontronics applications for future energy and soft electronics.

Key Responsibilities

• Interest in iontronics development

• Skills on ionic conducting polymer preparation

• The position requires interdisciplinary skillset, strong communication skills and ability to manage complexity

• Participate in the conduct of research project with research team members to ensure completion of deliverables

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholder on commercialization potential of the research outcomes

• Mentoring and train junior students in the lab

• Assist in grant writing

• Maintenance of lab or equipment or supplies that include procurement and liaison with suppliers

• Assist in high quality reports and documents that consolidate research findings

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in materials science or related field

• At least 2 years of relevant experiences in similar role / technical hands-on experience in energy harvesting, sensing and actuators

• Familiarity with required scope on flexible electronics

• Good written and oral communication skills in English – essential for research purposes

• Proficiency in materials synthesis, characterization, electrical data measurements and analyses

• Competent in process integration

• Excellent skillsets in fabrication of ionic conducting polymers

• Advanced knowledge in 3D printing and inkjet printing

• Expert in energy harvesting, Passion in sensing and actuators integration 

• Interpersonal skill (Ability to work independently / develop solutions under strict timelines, meticulous and eye for details / excellent organizational / time management skills)

• Candidate with prior experience of more than 2 years working on energy harvesting or actuators

• Candidate with prior knowledge on device fabrication and electrical measurements

• Expert knowledge in novel materials for energy harvesting

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU