R&d Polymer Chemist

A growing start-up has an exciting opportunity for an R&D Chemist to join its team. Your primary role will be to develop and engineer new polymer formulations, often with novel polymers or solvents. This is an entry-level position, ideal for a recent graduateor junior scientist to further their hands-on experience within an R&D environment. To be considered, you must have a background in materials chemistry, including research experience in polymeric materials.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Develop and engineer new polymer formulation, often with novel polymers or solvents
- Plan and execute electrospinning production runs
- Fulfil customer R&D and production orders
- Analysis and assessment of produced nanofibres for quality control
- Ensure the laboratory is a clean and safe working environment at all times
- Work closely with the account managers to update customers
- Ensure company compliance with all Health and Safety laws

**Experience Required**

**_Essential requirements for this post are:_**
- A degree in Chemistry, Materials, Engineering or Physics (other science degrees with lab/chemical handling experience will be considered),
- Research expertise in polymeric materials processing, additive manufacturing, processing of polymers or polymer composites or other liquid/solution processing,
- A good understand of polymer dissolution, e.g. Hanson Solubility,
- Be able to demonstrate that they can work as part of a team, as well as work independently,
- Experience in the planning and handling of chemicals,
- Have knowledge/experience of safe and tidy good working practice within a chemistry lab,
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in English.

**_Extra Skills that would be useful but not essential:_**
- A PhD or an EngD or equivalent work experience in any relevant area,
- Experience in electrospinning would be a bonus, but training can be provided,
- Research expertise in in materials characterisation, including SEM,
- Skills in programming of Arduino or Raspberry Pi or other programming languages for custom experiment design,
- Designing and printing of 3D printed parts,
- Knowledge of electrostatics.