Senior Postdoctoral Researcher - Nanoscience Instrument Development Division

.Organisation/Company Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia Research Field Chemistry Physics Engineering Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions PHD Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 16 Jul 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? NextGenerationEU Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer Description We are seeking a talented and ambitious product developer to join our team and participate in a project that involves interactions with industry, market and research. The position involves working with the R&D team of Cooling Photonics, a dynamic ICN2 start-up.The candidate will be responsible for the development of multi-functional films for the application of photovoltaic and other use cases.These coatings are characterized by spectroscopy (UVVIS and IR) and their thermal performance by outdoor field tests that monitor the temperature and net cooling power with respect to a reference. Working with the R&D team, the candidate will be responsible for the planning, preparation, execution, data analysis and reporting of field test activities for an Industrial and academic project. The objective of the project is to integrate hierarchical micro/nanostructured patterns on solar photovoltaics to combine different functionalities. Our aim is to contribute to reduce the intensive energy use and carbon footprint of conventional cooling technologies and increase the efficiency of other renewable energy technologies such as PV.This contract is part of the project CPP2021-008856 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by European Union "NextGenrationEU"/PRTR"Main Tasks and responsibilities:We look for exceptional people and give them a level of responsibility, exposure and autonomy that will accelerate their career. You will be responsible for working with other scientists and engineering team members. Ideally, the successful applicant has experience in thermal engineering, instrumentation, thermal photonics, renewable and clean energy. The main goal is to implement and perform outdoor field tests on our passive cooling materials, and contribute to the design and analysis of tests adapted to pilot projects with the industry.Responsibilities? Characterization and field testing of multi-functional coatings in relevant environment reporting their performance.? Participate in the thermal performance characterization and outdoor field tests for pilot projects. These tests include improved electric performance of solar cells and the evaluation of the cooling performance obtained by continuous temperature cycle and net cooling power measurements.? Participate in the conception, the design and the set-up of experiments.? Oversee the project's lifecycle, from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to project management best practices and methodologies