Postdoctoral Appointee – Chemical Recycling of Polymers
Core
Design, synthesize, and characterize new recyclable polymer systems while evaluating their thermomechanical properties and investigating catalytic reaction mechanisms.
Role type
Postdoctoral researcher (chemical recycling & organometallic catalysis)
Builds
Novel recyclable polymer systems and mechanistic insights into catalytic processes
Domain
Chemical Sciences / Polymer Science / Organometallic Chemistry
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Synthesis and characterization of air-sensitive transition metal complexes, synthesis of polymeric materials, kinetics and thermodynamics in catalysis, experimental design for catalytic mechanisms, analytical techniques (GPC, rheology, NMR)
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Gel permeation chromatography (GPC), rheology, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
Responsibilities
Design, synthesize, and characterize new recyclable polymers; Evaluate thermomechanical properties of polymeric materials; Conduct research on chemical recycling processes and organometallic catalysis; Perform mechanistic studies using reaction kinetics analysis; Collaborate within a multidisciplinary research team; Communicate research findings through reports, presentations, and publications
Seniority
Postdoctoral (early-career scientist)