Senior Carbon Materials Scientist – R&D & Scale-Up

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

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