Research Assistant: Autonomous Polymer Processing & AI

IMDEA materials; Getafe; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IMDEA Materials Institute, a leading public research organization in Madrid, seeks a Research Assistant to advance autonomous laboratory workflows for polymer processing. The role involves collaborating robots, liquid-handling systems, and ML-guided optimization of hydrogel compositions.

The candidate will join the Accelerated Materials Discovery group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects in materials science and engineering with a strong emphasis on automation and experimental rigor.

Formación

• Experience setting up and using Materials Acceleration Platforms.
• Experience in polymer processinig and characterization (thermoplastics).
• Knowledge of programming languages (C, C++ or Python).
• Fluent in English.
• Prior research experience with demonstrated research articles.

Responsabilidades

• Setting up an autonomus experiment focused on optimization of hydrogel compositions.
• Involve a liquid-handling robot, a collaborative robot, and other instruments for materials processing and characterization.
• Experimental workflow guided by machine learning.

Conocimientos

Materials Acceleration

Polymer processing

Opentrons robots

Bayesian optimization

Programming (C/C++/Python)

English fluency

Research experience

Herramientas

Collaborative robots

Liquid-handling robot

Machine learning workflows

Descripción del empleo

IMDEA Materials Institute, a leading public research organization in Madrid, seeks a Research Assistant to advance autonomous laboratory workflows for polymer processing. The role involves collaborating robots, liquid-handling systems, and ML-guided optimization of hydrogel compositions.

The candidate will join the Accelerated Materials Discovery group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects in materials science and engineering with a strong emphasis on automation and experimental rigor.