Polymer Rheology & Processing Scientist (Postdoc/Research)

Ummahjobs; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free compensation

Furnished housing

Health insurance

Relocation support

Job summary

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist to lead investigations in advanced polymer rheology and processing. The role supports industrially funded initiatives on structure-rheology-processability relationships and manufacturing.

Design experiments, establish structure-property correlations, and collaborate with industrial partners while mentoring junior team members. Deadline: 17 November 2026.

Qualifications

• PhD in polymer science, polymer engineering, materials science, or related field.
• Demonstrated competency in experimental and/or computational polymer rheology.
• Hands-on practical experience with polymer processing technologies (extrusion, compounding, or fiber spinning).
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Expertise in interfacial rheology with multiphase polymer systems.
• Experience with multilayer co-extrusion, thermal fiber drawing, or thin-film manufacturing.
• Industrial thermoplastics background.
• Computational modelling experience (finite element or molecular simulations).
• Prior involvement in industrially funded research projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct rheological experiments on bulk and interfacial polymer systems.
• Establish processing-structure-property correlations for multi-phase and multilayer polymer systems.
• Optimize advanced polymer processing technologies (extrusion, compounding, fiber spinning).
• Collaborate with industrial partners and communicate results to non-academic stakeholders.
• Contribute to intellectual property development and patent generation.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Mentor junior team members (PhD students, research engineers).

Skills

Polymer rheology

Polymer processing

English communication

Education

PhD in polymer science/engineering/materials science

Tools

Finite element

Molecular simulations

Job description

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist to lead investigations in advanced polymer rheology and processing. The role supports industrially funded initiatives on structure-rheology-processability relationships and manufacturing.

Design experiments, establish structure-property correlations, and collaborate with industrial partners while mentoring junior team members. Deadline: 17 November 2026.