Postdoc position in CO2 electrocatalysis under realistic conditions

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting‑edge research, Empa’s around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well‑being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain.

Empa’s Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion focuses on materials and device innovation for sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and validate modular electrocatalytic reactors and analysis methods for realistic CO₂ electrocatalysis, with a focus on parallel investigations and accelerated aging.
• Dissect degradation processes of CO₂ electroreduction catalyst, electrodes, and ionomer membranes under diverse real‑world operating conditions, using operando electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.
• Lead synchrotron campaigns aiming at unveiling the degradation mechanism of catalysts, electrodes, and ionomer membranes with high time resolution...