Main characteristics
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Company
- CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical
- Salary
- £25000 - £35000/annum
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Medical / Pharmaceutical / Scientific
Job summary
CK Group are recruiting for a Research Associate to join a company in the chemical manufacturing industry at their site based in Stoke on a full time, permanent basis.The Company:
Our client is a leader in global manufacturer of tin oxide based materials. Their expertise lies in developing and manufacturing a range of functional pigments and nanomaterials. They now have an opportunity for an Research Associate to join their inorganic chemistry team and can offer a salary between £25,000-£35,000pa depending on experience.
Location:
The Research Associate will be based at the company's site in Stoke, easily commutable from surrounding areas.
Your main duties will be:
Creating new ideas for novel advanced materials
Synthesizing new materials for various technical applications like window films, inks, conductive coatings, Laser Marking, Dispersions
Upscaling laboratory procedures into pilot plant scale
Solving technical challenges in new product development
Working collaboratively with other team members and customers
Providing customer technical support
Analysing performance of competitive products in customer applications
Demonstrating performance of products in various applications
Reporting results in form of technical reports, presentations, data sheets etc.
Your Background:
The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experience:
Experimental experience gained in a laboratory - essential
BSc, MSc or PhD qualified in Chemistry, Material Science or related discipline with preparative experience, preferably in inorganic chemistry
Preferably knowledge in one of the fields: inks, coatings, polymer processing, Laser Marking, Nanodispersions
Apply:
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 56575 in all correspondence