Chemist - Carbon Materials

Nicholas Associates; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension - Employers pension 5%

Relocation assistance

Confidential counselling service via E

Job summary

Nicholas Associates in Sheffield is recruiting a Senior Chemist to join a dynamic carbon materials team. You will contribute to development and production objectives, applying specialist carbon materials expertise to advance the client’s programme.

The role demands a PhD in chemistry, 5+ years in carbon materials research, and a hands-on approach in a multidisciplinary lab. Microwave energy‑driven reactions experience is a plus, and relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree, preferably a Ph.D. in chemistry.
• 5+ years of post‑university research in Carbon materials or a related field.
• Experience with microwave energy‑driven chemical reactions highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Characteristics of Carbon materials and routes to generate them (e.g. Carbon activation processes).
• Familiarity with laboratory safety protocols and practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate research findings.
• Ability to work independently with a strong emphasis on collaborative working within a small, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the design of routes to generate high value carbon materials from a base Carbon material (e.g. activated Carbon or hard Carbon).
• Evaluating the suitability of upgraded Carbon materials for high value applications.
• Collaborating on separation method design to purify Carbon materials.
• Characterising Carbon materials using relevant techniques such as BET, XRD, SEM, etc.
• Optimising energy and materials usage to minimise production costs in collaboration with the existing chemistry team.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop practical production methods for the developed Carbon materials.
• Supporting catalyst production operations alongside carbon materials development work.
• Supporting scale‑up activities in collaboration with the existing chemistry team.
• Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and maintaining a clean and organised laboratory workspace (e.g. risk assessment and COSHH).

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Job description

Salary £40-50K, commensurate with experience + benefits

Nicholas Associates has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Chemist, to work with an innovative & cutting edge client in Sheffield.

The Role

We are seeking a talented Senior Chemist to join our client's chemistry team, bringing specialist carbon materials expertise to complement their existing development programme. Working alongside the existing chemistry team, the Senior Chemist will support both carbon materials development and production objectives.

Responsibilities

As part of the technical team, the Senior Chemist’s responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the design of routes to generate high value carbon materials from a base Carbon material (e.g. activated Carbon or hard Carbon).
• Evaluating the suitability of upgraded Carbon materials for high value applications.
• Collaborating on separation method design to purify Carbon materials.
• Characterising Carbon materials using relevant techniques such as BET, XRD, SEM, etc.
• Optimising energy and materials usage to minimise production costs in collaboration with the existing chemistry team.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop practical production methods for the developed Carbon materials.
• Supporting catalyst production operations alongside carbon materials development work.
• Supporting scale‑up activities in collaboration with the existing chemistry team.
• Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and maintaining a clean and organised laboratory workspace (e.g. risk assessment and COSHH).

Qualifications, experience and skills

• An advanced degree, preferably a Ph.D. in chemistry.
• 5+ years of post‑university research in Carbon materials or a related field.
• Experience with microwave energy‑driven chemical reactions highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Characteristics of Carbon materials and routes to generate them (e.g. Carbon activation processes).
• Familiarity with laboratory safety protocols and practices.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate research findings.
• Ability to work independently with a strong emphasis on collaborative working within a small, multidisciplinary team.

What we can offer you

• Pension - Employers pension contributions of 5% to accompany a 3% employees contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Confidential counselling service via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.