Mechanochemical Process Development Scientist (Academic)

fr; Freiburg; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HEIA-FR in Fribourg, CH invites applications for Academic Associate UAS Mechanochemical Process Development. You will lead the synthetic and process-development core, bridging lab discovery and industrial application in a joint project with Dyno®-mill systems.

Responsibilities include designing and running transformations, running DOE campaigns, scaling up to pilot plant with industrial partner, collecting data for predictive scale-up models, and delivering a reproducible lab-to-industry

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering.
• Experience in organic synthesis.
• Excellent English communication; basic French/German a plus.
• Ability to conduct cutting-edge R&D with initiative and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the synthetic and process-development core bridging lab discovery and industrial application.
• Design, run and interpret transformations in mechanochemical bead reactors from lab to pilot scale.
• Contribute to predictive modelling and scale-up datasets for industrial transfer.

Skills

English communication

Interdisciplinary research

Lab autonomy

Data documentation

Education

Master's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering

Tools

Dyno mill

Lab safety protocols

Characterization techniques

Job description

HEIA-FR in Fribourg, CH invites applications for Academic Associate UAS Mechanochemical Process Development. You will lead the synthetic and process-development core, bridging lab discovery and industrial application in a joint project with Dyno®-mill systems.

Responsibilities include designing and running transformations, running DOE campaigns, scaling up to pilot plant with industrial partner, collecting data for predictive scale-up models, and delivering a reproducible lab-to-industry