Graduate Materials Scientist United Kingdom
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Location : W12 0BZ, United Kingdom Job Advert Graduate Materials Scientist Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience) Location: White City, London About Solena Materials Solena is the first computational protein materials design company, creating bespoke solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. We use computational protein design, machine learning, and automation to accelerate the development of materials targeted at multiple sectors, from fashion apparel to medical textiles. Our new protein-based fibres will replace petrochemically-derived materials, to create a new world of biodegradable, functional and sustainable smart materials for consumers, industry, and the planet. We’re a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers and software developers from diverse backgrounds brought together by a passion for creating advanced materials for our customers. We are now looking for a Graduate Materials Scientist (full time) to join our growing team. The success applicant will assist in running our pilot lab line to develop, together with the team, our new protein-based fibres. An ideal candidate for this position will perform the following duties: ● Operate and optimize the pilot/lab line for evaluating protein spinnability under the supervision of our Head of Fibre Spinning and our Senior Scientist ● Improvement of spinning process to increase protein fibre performance ● Development of novel spinning processes ● Supervision, development and improvement of measuring methods for process monitoring ● Carrying out relevant material tests ● Work closely and flexibly with our interdisciplinary team of materials scientists, engineers, and synthetic biologists Qualifications/Experience: ● BSc in a scientific/engineering subject or equivalent work experience ● Experience in handling chemicals ● Good documentation practice ● Excellent communication skills ● Nice to have: Experience working in spinning processes preferably wet spinning ● Nice to have: a tinkerer mentality - you like to build and fix things on your own We offer: ● Competitive salary ● Full time position ● Flexible working hours ● Generous pension contribution and benefits ● Regular team events ● Exciting and dynamic start-up environment in well-connected White City, London ● A commitment to equality and valuing diversity Hours 37.5 Job Type Full time Type Salary £30-40k (dependant on experience) HRCentral
