Senior Chemist, Carbon Materials & Scale-Up (Sheffield)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday

Share option scheme

Relocation assistance

EAP

Job summary

Nicholas Associates is seeking a Senior Chemist in Sheffield to join a cutting-edge chemistry team. You will develop carbon materials and support production objectives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Ph.D. (preferred) with 5+ years in carbon materials research, plus experience with microwave energy-driven processes and carbon activation. Relocation and benefits are available, with a strong emphasis on safety and lab discipline.

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

Carbon materials

Microwave reactions

Analytical skills

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Tools

BET

XRD

SEM

Job description

Nicholas Associates is seeking a Senior Chemist in Sheffield to join a cutting-edge chemistry team. You will develop carbon materials and support production objectives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Ph.D. (preferred) with 5+ years in carbon materials research, plus experience with microwave energy-driven processes and carbon activation. Relocation and benefits are available, with a strong emphasis on safety and lab discipline.