Join our group
Projects are available for students (rotations, MSc & PhD) and postdoctoral fellows with background in chemistry, physics or materials science. For details see our 'Research' and 'Positions' sections.
If you are curious and enthusiastic about understanding how materials can be used to store and convert energy, excited about spins and their interactions and would like to develop new methods for probing structure and dynamic processes for materials science and in general you love science - contact Michal Leskes for details.
Available Positions
Research in the group is highly interdisciplinary involving chemistry and physics (developing methods in NMR and DNP) materials science aspects (synthesis, device assembly, electrochemistry and characterization).
Rotation students, MSc and PhD students
- Structure-function studies of electrode and electrolyte materials and their interface in energy storage and conversion systems using a plethora of characterization tools (XRD, XPS, Electron microscopy) and by advanced solid state NMR and MAS-DNP.
- Method development for high sensitivity NMR via endogenous and exogenous MAS-DNP.
- Probing ion transport in solids and across interfaces by new NMR approaches.
Postdoctoral fellows
- Method development and application of MAS-DNP and solid state NMR
Requirement: PhD in Chemistry/Physics, background in solid state NMR and/or DNP and/or EPR spectroscopy. - Synthesis of new electrode and electrolyte materials
Requirement: PhD in Chemistry/materials science, background in solid state chemistry: synthesis and characterization, excellent analytical and technical skills.
To apply please send a cover letter describing your research interests, CV and list of publications to Dr. Michal Leskes.