{"id":12264,"date":"2026-07-11T19:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/research-fellow-in-high-entropy-dielectric-ceramics\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:45:09","slug":"research-fellow-in-high-entropy-dielectric-ceramics","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/research-fellow-in-high-entropy-dielectric-ceramics\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Fellow in High Entropy Dielectric Ceramics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organization:<\/strong> University of Leeds<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Leeds, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Employment Type:<\/strong> Full-Time | Research Fellow<\/p>\n

Project Overview<\/h3>\n

This EPSRC-funded Research Fellow position is based within Dr. Zhilun Lu’s research group and focuses on developing high-entropy BiFeO3<\/sub>-based dielectric ceramics for next-generation multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The project aims to significantly improve energy storage density, breakdown strength, efficiency, and operating temperature range (-55\u00b0C to 250\u00b0C) for advanced power electronics applications.<\/p>\n

The research combines advanced ceramic synthesis, structural characterization, and electrical property measurements to establish the relationships between composition, entropy, crystal structure, and dielectric energy storage performance.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h3>\n
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  • Develop and fabricate high-entropy BiFeO3<\/sub>-based dielectric ceramics.<\/li>\n
  • Process and characterize advanced ceramic materials for energy storage applications.<\/li>\n
  • Perform electrical characterization and dielectric property measurements.<\/li>\n
  • Conduct advanced structural analysis using X-ray diffraction, neutron scattering, and electron microscopy.<\/li>\n
  • Interpret structural data using techniques such as Rietveld refinement and pair distribution function (PDF) analysis.<\/li>\n
  • Contribute to EPSRC-funded research on next-generation multilayer ceramic capacitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Required Qualifications<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • PhD (or close to completion) in Materials Science, Physics, or a closely related discipline.<\/li>\n
    • Strong background in dielectric ceramics, ferroelectrics, or functional oxide materials.<\/li>\n
    • Experience in ceramic or complex oxide fabrication, processing, and characterization.<\/li>\n
    • Experience with electrical property measurements of dielectric materials.<\/li>\n
    • Knowledge of advanced structural characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction, neutron scattering, and\/or electron microscopy.<\/li>\n
    • Experience with crystal structure analysis such as Rietveld refinement or pair distribution function (PDF) analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Research Areas<\/h3>\n
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      • High-Entropy Ceramics<\/li>\n
      • Dielectric Materials<\/li>\n
      • Ferroelectric Materials<\/li>\n
      • Energy Storage Materials<\/li>\n
      • Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)<\/li>\n
      • Functional Oxides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Additional Information<\/h3>\n
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        • EPSRC-funded research project.<\/li>\n
        • Flexible working arrangements may be available.<\/li>\n
        • Potential eligibility for Skilled Worker or Global Talent visa routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Contact:<\/strong>
          Dr. Zhilun Lu
          Email: Z.Lu@leeds.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":12263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[49,496,812],"job_listing_category":[813,814,548,815,351],"job_listing_location":[816],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12264","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_type-postdoctoral","job_listing_type-research-fellow","job_listing_category-ceramics","job_listing_category-dielectric-materials","job_listing_category-energy-storage","job_listing_category-functional-materials","job_listing_category-materials-science","job_listing_location-leeds-united-kingdom","is-featured"],"metas":{"_job_featured_image":"","_job_category":{"813":"Ceramics","814":"Dielectric Materials","548":"Energy Storage","815":"Functional Materials","351":"Materials Science"},"_job_type":{"49":"Full Time","496":"Postdoctoral","812":"Research Fellow"},"_job_tag":[],"_job_apply_type":"external","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/jobs.leeds.ac.uk\/Logon\/?jobId=52214","_job_apply_email":"","_job_salary_type":"","_job_experience":"","_job_qualification":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12265,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/12264\/revisions\/12265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=12264"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=12264"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=12264"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=12264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}