External Positions
Air Liquide R&D Process Chemist
Job Responsibilities
Located in Fremont, CA
The R&D Chemist role in the Solid Precursors Development team under Chemical Technology Development (CTD) organization of ALAM is part of a large team focused on developing new products for ALAM, with the particular focus on new solid precursors evaluation, manufacturing process development and scale up, industrialization, and process reliability improvement, etc. He/she will lead projects and groups to develop novel and scalable synthesis and purification, develop analytical methodology, create intellectual properties, and interface with various other functions to move the new product to the market.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the project to synthesize and analyze novel solid precursor molecules from gram to multi-kilogram scale.
- Closely work with development engineers/process specialist to scale up and industrialize precursor manufacturing and treatment processes.
- Closely work with packaging team to develop testing /treatment methods, perform related packaging flow tests, and post treatment of precursors in their final packaging.
- Interface with product management and develop the new product through stage gate process
- Interface with various function groups such as Sales, Marketing, Safety, Quality, Supply chain, etc.
- Design new tools and/or optimize existing procedures to improve the reliability, safety, and ergonomics of existing solid precursor purification, handling, filling, leak check, and post treatment processes.
- Create intellectual properties for the company.
- Mentor and train new chemist(s), process specialist(s), and technicians.
- Foster an innovative and collaborative work environment.
- Provide chemistry support related to various quality, safety or manufacturing issues.
- Drives a culture of "Do It Safe, Do It Right the First Time" with their actions and their words on a daily basis
- Successfully complete all assigned trainings in a timely manner
- Up to 10% domestic and international travel required
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical engineering; or B.S/M.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering with at least 5 years of related work experience.
- Strong safety mindset with a proven track of records of safely handling hazardous chemicals in an academic or manufacturing environment.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with handling air and moisture sensitive molecules
- 3+ years of experience with analytical instrumentation, methodology development, and data analysis for air-sensitive compounds, including NMR, TGA, FT-IR, Raman, and PXRD, etc.
- Upcoming or recent graduates are welcomed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D in inorganic or organometallic chemistry.
- Excellent team player with good project management skills.
- 3+ years of hands on experience on sublimation from gram to multi-kilogram scale.
- 3+ years of hands on experience on operating and maintaining chemical vapor deposition tools.
- Excellent writing and communication skills demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications and/or patents.
Air Liquide R&D Chemist
Job Responsibilities
Located in Branchburg, NJ. Job grade 9. report to Grigory Nikiforov
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Conduct the project independently from literature study to bench work
- Synthesize and purify novel deposition precursor molecules from gram to kilogram scale
- Complete the data package and transfer the new molecule synthesis to Process Development and Engineering Groups for further scale-up manufacturing
- Develop novel and more efficient synthetic process. Create intellectual properties for the company
- Conduct Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- Provide technical support to functional groups such as Safety, Quality and operations. Troubleshoot safety and technical issues.
- Foster an innovative and collaborative work environment.
- Interface with various functions such as Sales, Marketing, Safety, Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Provide chemistry support related to various quality, safety or manufacturing issues.
- Successfully complete all assigned trainings
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical engineering in related fields such as organometallic chemistry, inorganic/organic synthesis; or B.S/M.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering with at least 5 years of related work experience
- Strong safety mindset with a proven track record of safely handling hazardous chemicals.
- Possess extensive hands-on experience in regards to the synthesis and purification of air/moisture sensitive compounds
- Hands-on experiences with analytical instrumentation including gas chromatography (GC), mass spectroscopy and FTIR
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the fields of battery and renewable energy is desired
- Have strong working knowledge of semiconductor materials and technologies
- Experience with managing pilot-scale synthesis is highly desirable
- Experience with conducting Process Hazard Reviews is highly desirable
- Excellent team player with good project management skills
- Capability of working on the global level with colleagues and customers
- Excellent communications skills. Ability to generate high quality reports for both internal and external purposes.
Air Liquide Senior Chemist
Job Responsibilities
Located in Branchburg, NJ. Job grade 10. Report to Peng Zhang
The Senior R&D chemist is part of a new product development team to synthesize, purify and analyze new semiconductor materials and other new emerging products. He/she will lead projects and groups to develop novel and scalable synthesis and purification, develop analytical methodology, create intellectual properties, interface with various other functions to move the new product to the market.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the project to synthesize and analyze novel deposition precursor molecules from gram to kilogram scale.
- Interface with product management and develop the new product through stage gate process
- Interface with various function groups such as Sales, Marketing, Safety, Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing
- Complete the product development data package and transfer the new molecule synthesis to Engineering and Production Group for high volume production
- Act as the lead chemist in the cross-functional product development core team.
- Develop novel and more efficient synthetic processes.
- Develop new analytical methods for new products
- Create intellectual properties for the company.
- Mentor and train new chemists and technicians.
- Foster an innovative and collaborative work environment.
- Provide chemistry support related to various quality, safety or manufacturing issues.
- Drives a culture of "Do It Safe, Do It Right the First Time" with their actions and their words on a daily basis
- Successfully complete all assigned trainings in a timely manner
- Up to 10% domestic and international travel required
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Chemistry preferably in Inorganic Chemistry or Organic/Organometallic Chemistry, with some industrial experiences or MS in chemistry, preferably in Inorganic Chemistry or Organic/Organometallic Chemistry, with 10+ years of experience
- Proven track record of developing new analytical methods for novel products and delivering results within deadline
- Possess extensive hands-on experience in regards to the synthesis and purification of air/moisture sensitive compounds from gram to kilogram scale
- Hands-on experiences with analytical instrumentation including Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV), gas chromatography (GC), mass spectroscopy (MS) and Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), including operating various types of vacuum systems such as Schlenk technique.
- Excellent team player with good project management skills
- Capability of working on the global level with colleagues and customers
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to generate high quality reports for both internal and external purposes
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ as Chemist with research & development organizations in the fields of electronics materials and/or specialty chemicals
- Experience of analysis of air sensitive advanced liquid and solid materials
- Experience with managing pilot-scale synthesis (more than several Kg level) is highly desirable.
- Experience with conducting Process Hazard Reviews, job hazard analysis, risk analysis is highly preferred.
- Have strong working knowledge of semiconductor materials and technologies
- Working experience on SPC and data analysis
USC Postdoctoral Positions
Job Description: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Southern California is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral research fellows in the area of inorganic chemistry and catalysis, one with an emphasis on reaction and process design and the other in the area of structural chemistry and X-ray crystallography. One position will be based in the Travis Williams lab, focused on process development and homogeneous catalysis in the hydrogen on demand space. The other will be the interim director of our chemistry X-ray crystallography facility (in part) and have a research portfolio in inorganic chemistry and catalysis in the other part.
The postdoctoral fellows will work in a high energy, diverse research environment and advise on projects impacting many areas of catalysis, including organometallic chemistry, organic synthesis, polymer recycling and sustainability, and materials science.
Qualifications:The applicants must have received, or be scheduled to receive, a Ph.D. in chemistry, or a related field by the start of the appointment. A strong record of research productivity is required. Experience in synthetic chemistry is required for both positions, and a track record in crystallography is required for the X-ray position.
How to apply:Interested applicants or inquiries about the positions go to Prof. Travis Williams, [email protected]. Applicants should send a CV and a description of past research experience and future research interests. Following an initial screening of these application materials, appropriate candidates will be contacted for follow-up. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in NUS Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at National University of Singapore (NUS) is seeking outstanding candidates for tenure-track faculty positions in all chemistry disciplines, with preferences in the following areas:
- Biochemistry/Chemical Biology
- Energy/Environmental Chemistry
- Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
Successful candidates would be expected to:
- have a Ph.D. in chemistry or relevant disciplines and preferentially with postdoctoral experience
- possess a strong track record of publications
- establish an internationally recognized research program
- be competitive for external research funding
- have a strong commitment to teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, and supervise undergraduate, master and doctoral students
Successful candidates will receive:
- a tenure-track position with an attractive salary package as an assistant professor at NUS
- up to SGD 1 million in a start-up research grant + scholarships to hire Ph.D students
- a white space fund of SGD 250,000
- an opportunity to compete with the NRF Fellowship from Singapore National Research Foundation, which come with a five-year research grant of up to SGD 3 million
Singapore's pro-research, pro-education and pro-talent environment will suit scientists seeking to live and work in a progressive and dynamic environment.
Interested candidates should email the following as soon as possible to Ms June Chan ([email protected]):
- CV with a complete list of publications
- Three letters of reference including one from the applicant's main supervisor (to be sent directly by the external referees to [email protected]). The letters of reference should address the following questions with reference to the candidate:
- "How do you compare [the candidate] with other recent graduates of your programme, specifically, [list graduates with good placements]?"
- "To which departments in the National Research Council (NRC) list (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/resdoc/) would you recommend the candidate for tenure-track position?
- A statement of research and a 3-page research plan with a proposed start-up research budget and utilization plan.