Universidad de Deusto - Investigación
Job description
General call for Grants allocated to research projects or groups to pursue Doctoral Studies.
APPLIED MECHANICS RESEARCH GROUP, DeustoTech, at the University of Deusto
DeustoTech – Deusto Institute of Technology ( ) is the technological research centre of the University of Deusto, located on the Bilbao campus, whose mission is to promote research, training and knowledge transfer at the service of society and industry.
The selected candidate will join the research activity related to ultrasonic technologies and their novel applications. In particular, she/he will participate in an exciting new line of research based on the development of non-contact ultrasonic technologies as novel non-invasive and fast techniques for battery cell characterization and testing. With the rapid growth of the energy storage sector, next-generation battery technologies demand innovative methods to collect valuable information from battery cells in operando in a non-destructive way, as well as to assist at key stages of the manufacturing line or even at end-of-life for sorting prior to recycling.
We offer the opportunity to work on an emerging and high-impact research topic, bridging scientific knowledge generation with industrial applications. The expected findings and results will be actively disseminated through conferences, seminars, and consortium meetings, both nationally and internationally, as well as through publications in high-impact scientific journals.
Title of the project to be incorporated
* Innovative Methods And Domestic Value Chain For The Circular Economy Of Energy Storage Systems, Including Sorting, Reuse, Recycling And Processes Automatization For The Recovery Of Critical Materials (MEDINSPAIN) – Ref. PLEC ( )
PI and/or project manager
* Lola Fernández-Caballero Fariñas
Endowment of the contract
* Contract will be made on a yearly basis, renewable once for up to a total of 2 years
* 27.262,05 € gross/year
Funding Entity
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Requirements
Requirements
* Programming skills in Matlab and/or Python.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent knowledge of English (oral/written) is compulsory for the job profile and tasks development.
* Valuable items:
o Knowledge of energy storage systems, particularly at the cell level.
o Experience with materials characterization techniques or electrochemical methods.
o Prior experience in multidisciplinary environments (e.G.: some work experience) or international collaborations (e.G.: Erasmus).
o Scientific publication experience.
Application
The University of Deusto carries out this call within the framework of “General call for Grants allocated to research projects or groups to pursue Doctoral Studies.” For more information on this call, please click on the following link.
Please, complete the following two steps:
1. Register at the Deusto Career opportunities website (click on the blue "register" button).
2. The online application form
2.1 Enrollment at a University of Deusto PhD programme or admissions letter for the 2025/2026 academic year.
2.2 Official academic transcript of previous official university studies (1st and 2nd cycle), even if they are currently being taken, issued by the corresponding unit. The academic certificate must state the name of the degree programme, the subjects that make up the course syllabus, the subjects passed, the grades obtained and the dates on which they were obtained. The transcript should show the average mark from 0 to 10.
If the studies have been completed abroad, an official academic certificate must be submitted as well as a sworn translation thereof, provided that it is not in one of the two co-official languages of the Basque Autonomous Community or in English. In all cases, the certificate or other supporting document must state the maximum and minimum grades within the corresponding assessment system and the minimum grade required to pass. In addition, the «Statement of equivalence of average grade » of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (MECD) or ANECA’s official certificate indicating the average grade of the academic transcript within the Spanish evaluation system must be submitted.
2.3 Curriculum vitae .
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