Senior Carbon Chemist

Position: Senior Carbon Chemist Location: Sheffield Salary: 45-55K, commensurate with experience + benefitsNicholas Associates has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Carbon Chemist to work with an innovative and cutting edge client in Sheffield. The RoleWe are seeking a talented Senior chemist to lead the development of Carbon materials generated by our client''s new technology. The ideal candidate will also have experience in catalyst development and optimisation.ResponsibilitiesAs part of the technical team, the Senior Chemist''s responsibilities will include:Designing 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.Characterising Carbon materials using relevant techniques such as BET, XRD, SEM, etc.Optimising processes for generating high value Carbon products to ensure minimal energy/consumables usage for the optimal product.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).Qualifications, experience and skillsAn advanced degree, preferably a Ph.D. in ..... full job details .....