Senior Research Fellow (Polymer Upcycling)

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore seeks a senior researcher to lead the development of green, scalable polymer upcycling technologies, with a focus on polyurethane. You will design and execute lab- and pilot-scale experiments, analyze results, and contribute to patents and publications.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant field with 6–8 years of R&D experience in polymer science, green technologies, and related characterization techniques, and demonstrate leadership in multi-disciplinary projects.

Qualifications

• PhD in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering or related to polyurethane.
• 6-8 years in R&D on polymer science, chemical engineering, and green technologies.
• Proficient in polymer characterization techniques (TGA, DSC, FTIR, DMA, NMR, XRD, XPS).
• Able to lead multi-disciplinary projects and prepare proposals.

Responsibilities

• Develop green and scalable mechanical or chemical polymer upcycling technologies, especially polyurethane.
• Conduct lab- and pilot-scale R&D, design experiments, analyze data, and document results.
• Collaborate with industrial and academic partners to scale lab findings to pilots.
• Prepare technical reports, IP documents, safety reports and publications.

Skills

Polymer science

Chemical engineering

Polyurethane

Leadership

Project management

Education

PhD in Materials Science

PhD in Polymer Science

Tools

TGA

DSC

FTIR

DMA

NMR

XRD

XPS

CHNS

Job description

The School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) provides a vibrant and nurturing environment for staff and students to carry out inter-disciplinary research in key areas such as Computational Materials Science, Characterisation Materials Science, Defence Composite Materials, Functional Composite Materials, Energy, Nanomaterials, Low Dimensional Materials, Biomaterials Materials, Biological Materials, Bioinspired Materials and Sustainable Materials.

Our research group focuses on research areas relevant to macromolecular and hybrid materials, including topics in the fields of polymer science and engineering, composite science, environmental science, and so on.

Key job purpose is to develop green and scalable mechanical or chemical polymer upcycling technologies, particularly for polyurethane.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop green and scalable mechanical or chemical polymer upcycling technologies, particularly for polyurethane.
• Conduct research and development activities on polymer pre-treatment and mechanical/chemical upcycling, including formulation of problem statement, design and execution of lab-scale and pilot-scale experiments/operations, sample characterizations, data analysis, and so on.
• Engage and communicate with existing or future industrial and academic collaborators to advance the developed technologies from lab-scale verification to pilot implementation.
• Prepare technical reports, intellectual properties documents, safety documents, and academic publications.

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or fields related to polyurethane.
• At least 6-8 years graduate study or working experience in research and development on topics on polymer science, chemical engineering, and green technologies.
• Proficiency in hands-on and characterization techniques such as TGA, DSC, FTIR, DMA, rheology, NMR, CHNS, XRD, XPS, engineering design and drawing etc.
• Able to exhibit leadership roles in handling and managing multi-disciplinary projects.
• Experienced in preparation of academic and pilot-operation proposals
• Good team-player, good communication skill, problem solver, thinker and doer
• Good wet laboratory practice and familiar with considerations on laboratory safety
• Passionate in research and solving real-time environmental issues related to plastic upcycling
• Software skills relevant to process design, mass balance, cost analysis, and life-cycle-analysis are favorable
• Industrial experience in polymer upcycling and productization is favorable

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution:

NTU A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges.

It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London.

NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N).

Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years.

The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum.

Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district.

Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.

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