Research engineer in hydrothermal processes applied to lithium-ion batteries recycling – Fixed-Term Contract (9 to 12 Months) (M/F)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

As a graduate school under the authority of the French Ministry of Industry, IMT Mines Albi is part of the Institut Mines-Télécom, France’s leading group of engineering and management schools. At the forefront of industrial and academic challenges on the international stage, the school acts as a regional scientific and economic driver by combining its four core missions into a virtuous and innovation-driven dynamic: training engineers with a sustainable development perspective, conducting scientific research, contributing to economic development, and promoting the culture of science, technology, and innovation.

Its positioning in education and research makes IMT Mines Albi a reference school in three of the four strategic themes of Institut Mines-Télécom: sustainable industry of the future, energy/circular economy/society, and engineering/health/well-being.

In 2023, IMT Mines Albi adopted a five-year strategic plan structured around seven major action areas, aligned with the strategic orientations of the IMT group to which it belongs.

IMT Mines Albi represents:

1,000 engineering students and researchers in training

290 staff members

A consolidated budget of €32 million

3 training and research centers:

Institut Clément Ader Albi (ICA-A)

RAPSODEE Research Center

Industrial Engineering Center

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The growing numbers of electric vehicles and electronic devices present a serious waste-management challenge for recyclers at the end-of-life of batteries. Spent batteries also present an opportunity in terms of economy and secure supply chains as m