Postdoctoral Fellow – Berlinguette Group (UBC Vancouver)

Application procedure: Please email a single PDF to powertheplanet@berlinguettegroup.com with the following:

• Cover letter that describes your interest in the role, professional aspirations, and availability with respect to start date (December 2022 is preferred, but later dates will be considered)
• CV
• Three papers that represent your best work
• Names and email addresses for three individuals willing to serve as references

Overview: The Berlinguette Group at the University of British Columbia is an interdisciplinary team of >40 scientists and engineers who design and build electrochemical reactors to power the planet. We are seeking highly motivated, self-driven individuals to join a sub-group that is developing a reactor for cement production. Cement production is currently the single largest source of industrial CO2 emissions. The Berlinguette Group intends to change this by designing and building reactors that use electricity and water, instead of high temperatures, to generate cement. Our electrochemical process offers a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions when making cement and concrete.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement new electrochemical methods to optimize cement electrolysis and study electrolyzer failure mechanisms;
• Design and execute experiments in the lab;
• Summarize results to share with team members and stakeholders;
• Serve as the technical point of contact with industrial/academic/government collaborators;
• Ensure high-quality documentation through professional technical reports and presentations;
• Design projects, forecast requirements, create milestones to measure progress, and execute related research activities/tasks;
• Provide mentorship/technical training to junior team members;
• Lead manuscript development, including coaching junior team members throughout the writing process;
• Develop proposals and grant applications for new projects;
• Represent the Berlinguette Group at conferences, workshops, and meetings with collaborators when needed;
• Manage the procurement and/or fabrication of equipment, materials, and supplies;
• Liaise with UBC’s UILO regarding intellectual property protection;
• Other duties as assigned.