Application Scientist/Spectroscopist

TemplarFox Consultancy; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly specialised analytical service provider is seeking an Application Scientist/Spectroscopist in Blackburn to support SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR based projects. You will work on a fast-moving, varied technical environment involving failure analysis and reverse engineering.

Role requires deep hands-on expertise with SEM/EDX and FTIR, with a track record of delivering high-quality analytical results and strong client communication.

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree to/or PhD in physical chemistry or materials science or equivalent.
• 5+ years operating and using SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR instruments.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines.
• Capable of delivering high-quality work with minimal supervision.
• Positive approach to new methods, equipment and problem solving.
• Experience solving industry analytical problems in legal, manufacturing or development contexts.

Responsibilities

• Be the subject matter expert for SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR microscopes.
• Handle and prepare a wide variety of sample matrices.
• Troubleshoot SEM and SEM/EDX hands-on.
• Interpolate data from SEM, FTIR and FTIR microscopy.
• Perform instrument troubleshooting and ensure reported results are accurate and validated.
• Communicate findings effectively with internal and external clients.

Skills

SEM

SEM/EDX

FTIR

Sample handling

Troubleshooting

Data interpolation

Education

Degree or PhD in physical chemistry or materials science

Tools

Scanning electron Microscope (SEM)

SEM/EDX

FTIR

Job description

Application Scientist/Spectroscopist

My client continues to grow and is a highly specialised independent analytical service provider servicing a wide range of multinational companies across all sectors. The current position has arisen within the Spectroscopy function for an experienced application scientist with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR to support the service and development of client projects.

In a fast moving and varied technical industrial problem solving, failure analysis and reverse engineering environment the role of Application Scientist/Spectroscopist will be involved in

• Being the matter expert for Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR microscope
• Experienced at handling and preparing a wide variety of sample matrices
• Ability to perform hands on troubleshooting with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX
• Expert at sample and data interpolation Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), FTIR, FTIR Microscope
• Hands on for instrument troubleshooting
• Responsible for ensuring that reported results are accurate and validated
• Strong communication skills with internal and external clients

To be considered for this opportunity you must

• Ideally Degree to/or Phd in physical chemistry or materials science of equivalent
• Ideally 5 years at operating and using Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR instruments
• Ability to work within a team, analytical experience and how you meet workload deadlines.
• You will be required to deliver work to a high quality, working efficiently and within time and be able to work without supervision.
• A positive approach to new methods, equipment and problem solving are required.
• A number of years solving industry analytical problems within legal, manufacturing or development.

Key words: Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), Optical Microscopy, SEM/EDX, FTIR and FTIR Microscopy, chemicals analysis, materials analysis, UKAS, ISO17025,