About UM6P
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is an internationally oriented institution of higher learning committed to an educational system based on the highest standards of teaching and research in fields related to the sustainable economic development of Morocco and Africa. UM6P is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation. With a specific focus on Africa, UM6P aims to position these fields at the forefront and become a university of international standing.
More than just a traditional academic institution, UM6P is a platform for experimentation and a pool of opportunities for students, professors, and staff. Thanks to its state-of-the-art infrastructure, it offers a high-quality living and study environment. With an innovative approach, UM6P places research and innovation at the heart of its educational project as a driving force of a business model.
In its research approach, the UM6P promotes transdisciplinary thinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and collaboration with external institutions to develop up-to-date science at the continent level and address real challenges.
All our programs run as start-ups and can self-organize when they reach a critical mass. Thus, academic liberty is promoted as long as research teams develop funding.
The research programs are integrated from long-term research to short-term applications linked with incubation and start-up ecosystems.
About MAScIR
MAScIR vocation: “Innovate to build our future”
The MAScIR Foundation is a non-profit association related to Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Created in 2007, it aims to promote and develop technological research centers in the fields of materials and nanomaterials, biotechnology, microelectronics, and life sciences. Its work is oriented towards applied research and innovation to meet market needs.
MAScIR has cutting-edge scientific platforms and a high level of human capital. Its researchers operate in different innovative and complementary fields. From mines to renewable energies, via health and transport, the research carried out at MAScIR focuses on the current and future needs of industry, agriculture and economic operators in general.
The MAScIR Foundation also aims at promoting the results of its research and its invention patents, through technology transfer, the creation of spin-offs and start-ups in order to contribute to the emergence in Morocco of a knowlwdge based economy.
MAScIR vision: “Research center of excellence with an international dimension”
MAScIR aims at scientific and technological excellence through:
- A platform with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Recognized collaborators in their areas of expertise.
- Academic and industrial partnership on an international scale.
- High-level scientific production.
MAScIR mission:
The purpose of the Foundation is to promote and develop research and technological development centers in Morocco that meet market needs in the nanotechnology, biotechnology, digital technology, microelectronics, life sciences and all other advanced technology.
To this end MAScIR has the following missions:
- Serve as development support for the advanced technological sectors mentioned above.
- Promote the development of human resources and skills of international standard in these sectors.
- Conduct applied research and the development of technological applications in order to generate intellectual and industrial property in these sectors and in line with market needs in these areas.
- Conclude partnerships and serve as a link between industry and academic structures;
- Foster the emergence of innovative companies based on technological developments carried out.
- Contribute to the training of highly qualified skills in the fields relating to its object and / or its missions.
Job description:
Energy storage systems have garnered considerable interest and are employed in numerous applications, including electric vehicles and the integration of renewable energy sources. In light of the circular economy and the principles of responsible consumption and production, utilizing biomass waste as a precursor for materials in energy storage technologies presents a cost-effective and sustainable solution.
We are looking for motivated candidates to join our research focused on developing carbon-based electrode materials derived from biomass for electrochemical energy storage systems.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
- Extensive expertise in various methods for materials synthesis.
- Proficient in electrochemical characterization techniques.
- Experienced in utilizing advanced analytical tools, including X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), BET surface analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).
- A strong publication record demonstrating expertise in electrochemical energy storage technologies.
- Actively engaged in innovative, high-quality international research.
- Responsible for preparing manuscripts for publication in reputable, indexed journals, proposing invention patents, and sharing findings at national and international conferences, workshops, and meetings.
- Capable of effectively communicating the development, progress, and results of research tasks to the project team in order to identify future activity needs.
- Actively involved in drafting research project proposals and seeking funding opportunities.
- Participate in supervising Ph.D. and master’s students, providing guidance throughout their research projects.
- Oversee the management of research projects.
Application: Your application is preferred in PDF form and should include:
- Cover letter outlining research experience and achievements and stating research interests.
- CV with a list of publications.
- One reference letter.
- Two references who are not UM6P faculty.
