Research Fellow (Chemistry)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution seeks a research fellow to innovate in functional adhesives for automotive displays. You will lead key research areas, evaluate materials, and collaborate across teams, contributing to cutting-edge developments in display technologies. Candidates should have relevant graduate qualifications and hands-on lab experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in relevant field with 1-3 years experience.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory chemical handling.
• Advanced understanding of adhesion technologies and material properties.

Responsibilities

• Lead research on automotive adhesives and bonding materials.
• Conduct chemical characterization and compatibility analyses.
• Manage engineering tasks and project documentation.

Skills

Advanced knowledge in chemistry

Networking and collaboration

Technical documentation

Synthesis and processing of adhesives

Experience with material properties characterization

Education

Master’s degree

PhD degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SEM

EDS

XRD

Microscopy

Rheometer

DMA

Job description

The research fellow will be part of a team of Continental-NTU corporate lab to conduct/assist research on customized functional adhesives and glue materials for automotive display panels, coating, lamination, and testing. He/she will contribute to the development of new application driven materials and production processes, located mostly at Nanyang Technological University.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and establish a chemical and material integration approach for automotive grade adhesives and bonding materials for display panels with partnering industries.
• Material screening, selection and synthesis of automotive grade application driven adhesives such as gluing, optical bonding, adhesive tapes, etc.
• Technology development from the perspective of chemical processes involved in product components manufacturing
• Definition of appropriate material stacks, materials and processes products from chemical and mechanical aspects
• Chemical characterization of materials within component specifications
• Chemical compatibility analysis of materials for different components
• Mechanical characteristics evaluation and optimization
• Support mechanical and chemistry relevant qualification and failures analysis
• Drive specific technologies scouting (e.g. bonding and coating materials, functional foils), roadmaps and solutions benchmarking from own expert area perspective
• Perform market scouting for adhesive solutions, maintain internal material database and recommend suitable solutions for the application projects
• Co-work with partnering institutions and other departments in regard to display system materials (e.g. optical bonding, coating, shielding tapes) evaluation and release.
• Perform project documentation and technical reports.
• Manage completion of engineering task based on agreed scope and timeline.

Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree with 3 years of experience or PhD degree in relevant field with minimum 1 years of experience in relevant field
• Advanced knowledge in chemistry field with focus on display materials, plastics and die cast
• Advanced understanding of the applied chemical processes in display components and display products manufacturing.
• Advanced understanding of adhesive materials and technologies
• Able to build up a network and experience working in cross functional and international teams
• Hands on mentality with Experience with wet-bench processes and chemical handling in lab.
• Experience with material properties characterization: SEM, EDS, XRD, Microscopy, Rheometer, Mechanical characterizations, DMA.
• Hands-on experience in synthesis and processing of adhesives and glue for display panel products.
• Basic reporting, documentation, and presentation: Microsoft office.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.