Senior Materials Scientist: Innovative R&D Leader

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Sur place; ZAR 1 100 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer/employee

Generous paid time off

Access to advanced lab facilities

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Scientist specializing in Materials Science to join their R&D team in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. You will lead research projects focused on novel materials, analyzing structure-property relationships and guiding synthesis and processing.

The role demands independence, initiative, and strong publication credentials. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, translate findings into scalable solutions, and contribute to technical reports and patents.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a related field with at least 5 years of research.

Responsabilités

• Spearhead advanced research on novel materials synthesis and processing.

Connaissances

Materials science

Experimental design

Team collaboration

Scientific communication

Formation

Ph.D. in Materials Science

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Ph.D. in Physics

Outils

SEM

TEM

XRD

DSC

Mechanical testing

Computational modeling

Description du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Scientist specializing in Materials Science to join their R&D team in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. You will lead research projects focused on novel materials, analyzing structure-property relationships and guiding synthesis and processing.

The role demands independence, initiative, and strong publication credentials. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, translate findings into scalable solutions, and contribute to technical reports and patents.