Job Title: Graduate Chemist
This position is full-time and available for immediate start. Benefits: C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science with an entrepreneurial spirit and have a desire to use their skills to build a sustainable world. Above-market base salary
Generous bonus scheme upon achieving milestones
Generous share scheme
Pension scheme
Private Healthcare
Free food and soft beverages in the office
An exciting opportunity to work with multibillion-$ concrete companies
Concrete4Change (C4C) is an R&D company that is developing ground-breaking technologies to permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete and concurrently strengthening the material. To date, C4C has raised £20 million from private and public investors. The company is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the world: Most innovative Net-Zero project from UN COP26 Climate Challenge Cup
Santander X Prize – Global Countdown to Net-Zero (worldwide)
Net Zero Future50 (PwC) – top 50 most innovative decarbonisation technologies
Technologies and Vacancies:
Day in the C4C Labs:
In this position, you are a self-starter who can develop new technology areas that leverage existing capabilities and expertise, with the target of producing net-zero cementitious materials. You will need to be a quick learner and be able to develop an expert knowledge of cement chemistry through reading scientific reports and literature. You will independently plan, design and resource projects across multiple workstreams in our chemistry laboratories, in line with regulations. You will conduct your own experimental programmes to address specific scientific questions with meticulous precision and accuracy and demonstrate excellent time management skills. You will be responsible for compiling detailed reports from your activities and critically assess your results to advance the current state-of-the-art knowledge of cement and concrete chemistry. You will establish and evaluate informative trends on the properties and long-term performance of cement-based materials, which will contribute to C4C’s pioneering role in the decarbonisation of the concrete industry.
As a Junior Chemist at Concrete4Change (C4C), you will play a pivotal role in developing novel technologies, contributing directly to the development and industrial trial of innovative CO2 mineralisation technologies. Chemical synthesis and formulation of new products to meet industrial performance and sustainability standards
Developing new methodologies for the analysis and characterisation of cementitious materials
Performing detailed chemical characterisation and testing using the following techniques: FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, GC-MS, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), isothermal calorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), microscopy (TEM and SEM), X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
Documenting results, interpreting data and reporting findings to the R&D team
Assisting in producing chemical formulations for industrial trials with leading concrete manufacturers
Contributing ideas to the R&D team to explore innovative chemical approaches for developing new technologies, and improving existing processes
This position represents a significant progress opportunity in a fast-growing team. You will be part of the core building blocks of C4C, directly contributing to the accelerating growth of our company.
PhD in Chemistry or Chemistry-related discipline
MSc (ideally 1st Class) or equivalent in Chemistry from a European, UK, US or Canadian University which is ranked in the global top 50
Proficiency in laboratory techniques and procedures including knowledge of synthesis, characterisation, testing of materials properties
Powder X-Ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, TGA analysis, Isothermal calorimetry, Gas chromatography, Ion chromatography, Particle size analysis, BET analysis, Electron microscopy, NMR (heteronuclear) spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy
Ability to work independently and to design and conduct experiments to answer complex scientific problems
Ability to review and critically analyse scientific literature (i.e. perform literature reviews)
Ability to follow good laboratory practice and compliance with HSE guidelines
able to clearly and concisely summarise key results in scientific reports
ability to correlate analytical data from a wide variety of techniques (TGA, XRD etc.) Ability to write and develop health and safety documentation including risk assessments, COSHH forms, and SOPs
Excellent laboratory skills, sample preparation, and chemical synthesis
Experience with analytical chemistry for the characterisation of chemicals or materials (e.g. spectroscopy, titrations, chromatography, X-ray techniques)
Experience in scientific graphing software such as Origin, R, Matplotlib, Veuze
Experience with thermodynamic modelling software such as PHREEQC or GEMS.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of inorganic materials chemistry/chemical mineralogy.