Scientist

Please note : you MUST have experience of molecular dynamics and of molecular modelling techniques

Position : Principal Scientist, Senior Scientist, PhD, Research Chemist, Polymer Chemist

Location : Cambridgeshire

Sector : Renewable energy

Salary : £50,000-£60,000

Visa / Sponsorship assistance : Yes - we are able to offer sponsorship to high calibre, PhD qualified candidates if you have fluent English language skills written and spoken

Do you want to be a part of one of the most exciting research and development programmes in the UK, helping to devise new materials for use in renewable energy, sustainability and energy storage ? We have an opportunity for a Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist to join our team based in Cambridgeshire ; the remit for this role will be to utilise molecular modelling techniques to identify root causes of issues and to recommend corrective action.

Requirements

• You MUST have experience of molecular dynamics and of molecular modelling techniques
• A Degree level qualification is essential
• A PhD in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Computational Chemistry or similar is very much preferred, and published in top ranked journals
• Knowledge of polymer membrane synthesis
• Fluent written and spoken English is essential

Knowledge and / or experience of as many of the following as possible

• molecular dynamics simulations (MD)
• density functional theory (DFT)
• Monte Carlo simulations
• coarse-grained simulations
• mesoscale simulations
• Lattice Boltzmann method
• finite element analysis
• phase field simulations

Contact Chris Carter or Melanie Glover at Nicholas Associates in Sheffield for more details.