Carbon Materials Specialist

Eleven; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eleven is seeking a Senior Carbon Materials Specialist to join an innovative clean tech company in the United Kingdom. This hands-on R&D role focuses on developing, characterising and scaling carbon materials for high-value applications.

You will work across chemistry and technical teams to advance production-ready materials, optimise processes and ensure safe lab practices while driving impact from lab to scale-up.

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in Chemistry or related discipline.
• 5+ years' post-university research in carbon materials.
• Hands-on carbon-material characterisation experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; autonomous in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Develop routes to produce and upgrade high-value carbon materials.
• Investigate carbon activation, purification and separation methods.
• Characterise materials using BET, XRD and SEM.
• Evaluate carbon materials for different applications.
• Optimise material and energy usage and support process development.
• Work collaboratively across chemistry and technical teams to support scale-up and production.
• Contribute to laboratory safety and good working practices.

Skills

5+ years' post-university research

Strong analytical skills

Hands-on carbon-material characterist

Independent work in small team

Understanding of carbon materials and产

Education

PhD in Chemistry or related discipline

Job description

Senior Carbon Materials Specialist

Eleven are looking for a Carbon Materials Specialist to join an innovative clean tech company developing and commercialising advanced carbon materials. This is a hands-on R&D position where you will play a key role in developing, characterising and scaling carbon materials for high-value applications.

The Role

• Develop routes to produce and upgrade high-value carbon materials.
• Investigate carbon activation, purification and separation methods.
• Characterise materials using techniques such as BET, XRD and SEM.
• Evaluate carbon materials for different applications.
• Optimise material and energy usage and support process development.
• Work collaboratively across chemistry and technical teams to support scale-up and production.
• Contribute to laboratory safety and good working practices.

About You

• PhD or advanced degree in Chemistry or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' post-university research experience in carbon materials or a related field.
• Strong understanding of carbon materials, their properties and production routes.
• Hands-on experience with carbon-material characterisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working independently within a small, multidisciplinary team.