Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

You will drive the development of fully printed perovskite solar cells, grounded in sustainable design principles and a deep understanding of crystallisation processes. You will use industrial printing methods, modelling tools, and our expertise in in-situ characterisation to design, fabricate, and test perovskite solar cell devices. Your work will enable device fabrication under ambient conditions and the achievement of industrially relevant standards.

This position forms a key part of Stoichko Dimitrov’s EPSRC Open Fellowship, “Advancing Scalable, Sustainable Perovskite Photovoltaics: High‑Performance Printing and Stability Solutions.” Working within a collaborative and interdisciplinary team of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in QMUL’s School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, the successful candidate will contribute to both the scientific and technical direction of the project.

About You

Applicants must hold a PhD (or possess equivalent research experience) in chemistry, materials science, or engineering. Essential attributes include advanced expertise in crystallisation, printing techniques (i.e., slot‑die, blade, and bar coating), and perovskite solar cells. Experience in sustainability solutions, modelling, electrode and interlayer development, as well as device and materials characterisation, is also required.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Dimitrov Group focuses on printing perovskite solar cells, with an emphasis on in-situ characterisation tools and the development of sustainable, long-lasting solutions for the PV field. We offer access to excellent PV research facilities, including the new Green Energy Hub laboratory and an active PV research network. A tailored training and development plan will be created to support the candidate’s career aspirations. Join us in redefining the future of solar energy by helping to make sustainable, flexible solar cells a globally accessible solution.

We encourage applications from women, candidates from underrepresented groups, and those from minority backgrounds.
About Queen Mary

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Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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