Carbon Materials Specialist

Eleven; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Eleven is seeking a Senior Carbon Materials Specialist to join a hands-on R&D team focused on developing, characterising and scaling advanced carbon materials for high-value applications. The role involves end-to-end material development, from production routes to performance evaluation, in a small, multidisciplinary setting.

You will contribute to laboratory safety and best practices while collaborating across chemistry and technical teams to drive scale-up and production of innovative carbon

Qualifications

• 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 characterization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working independently within a small, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Carbon materials

Material characterization

Analytical skills

Independent work

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Tools

BET

XRD

SEM

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 experiencewith carbon‑materialcharacterisation.
• Stronganalyticalandproblem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working independently within a small, multidisciplinary team