Researcher (concrete chemist)

1 week ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Concrete4Change Full time
Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified/experienced Chemist to join as a core member of the managerial team on a partner track at Concrete4Change.


Job Title: Researcher (Concrete Chemist)


Location: Nottingham


Remuneration: competitive


Start date and end date (approx): This is a permanent position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice period)


About us:

Concrete4Change (C4C) is a R&D company that is developing a ground-breaking technology to utilise and permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete. To date, C4C raised £4.5 million from private and public investors. The company is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the world, Siam Cement Group ($17 billion turnover) and Goldbeck GmbH (€7 billion turnover).

C4C technology won a wide range of awards including

  • 2021, The most innovative Net-Zero project from UN COP26 Climate Challenge Cup
  • 2021, SDG award from the European technology chamber
  • 2022, Top 10 startu-ps from Royal Academy of Engineer (£20k)
  • 2022, Santander X Prize – Global Countdown to Net-Zero (worldwide)
  • 2022, Top 50 start-up award from PWC
  • 2023, Startups 100 2023 Award Winner
  • 2023, Hard Tech Investment of the Year from UK Business Angel Association


Learn more about us:

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Day in the C4C Labs:

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Job description:

As the Concrete Chemist Engineer, you are a self-starter who can develop new technology areas that leverage existing capabilities and expertise, including CO2 adsorption. You will plan, procure and manage the concrete chemistry laboratory in line with regulations. You will be working with construction engineers and chemists to utilise the cement and concrete chemistry knowledge for carbon capture and utilisation in concrete and evaluation of CCU techniques on the properties and long-term performance of cement-based materials


Please see the person's specifications and roles & responsibilities below:

Essential:

  • 5 years post PhD experience leading independent research, ability to design and conduct research addressing fundamental scientific questions
  • Experience in laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and procurement
  • Understanding carbonation mechanisms, and critical assessment of CO2 uptake and concrete performance over various life stages (product, use and end-of-life)
  • Understanding concrete and cement chemistry
  • R&D experience in developing low-carbon concrete



Desirable:

  • PI or co-PI on academic research projects or equivalent industrial experience.
  • Experienced in developing proposal/bid writing.
  • Experienced in computational chemistry, analysis and simulation of synthetic materials
  • Experienced in carbon capture utilisation and storage
  • Experienced in patent writing and grant proposal development
  • Experienced in the mineralisation of CO2 for various applications.



Benefits:

C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science, with an entrepreneurial spirit and use their skills to build a sustainable world. We offer typical employee benefits plus a share of what we will build together.

  • A unique opportunity to work with top universities in the UK
  • An exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concrete Companies
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement.
  • A pension scheme
  • A competitive bonus upon achieving milestones
  • career progression pathway.
  • interesting company social calendar

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