Associate Toxicologist - Guildford, United Kingdom - Post My Job Ltd

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Title:
Associate Toxicologist (Environment)


Reporting to:
Senior Toxicologist (Environment)


Job Type:
Permanent, full-time


Salary:
Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience

Location:
UK or Belgium, with home working opportunities.

About the Cobalt Institute

Working at the CI

Working at the CI offers a challenging yet rewarding environment for those with either industry or academia experience.

At the CI we pride ourselves in our hardworking, welcoming, and supportive culture, living by our values in all that we do - accountability,integrity, openness, respect, simplicity and teamwork.


We offer a generous reward package and heavily invest in the professional development and growth of all our team members, with specific opportunities in expanding knowledge in metals ecotoxicology and its use in global regulatory contexts.

The Role


We are recruiting for an Associate Toxicologist (Environment) to contribute an important element of the CI Chemicals Management team, playing a key role in increasing the CI's capacity in ecotoxicology and enabling the implementation of a proactive and globalenvironmental work programme.

The Person

We are seeking a PhD-level ecotoxicologist with excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills to join the Chemicals Management team.


Reporting to the Senior Toxicologist (Environment), you will support in the design and management of the environmental work programme to build the knowledge base on the environmental fate and toxicity of cobalt and cobalt substances.

Over time, and as yourknowledge of the toxicology of cobalt develops, you will be expected to take on more responsibilities and identify and lead on addressing emerging issues for cobalt in the environment.


The ability to communicate at all levels is a key part of the role, where you will engage with stakeholders to promote the development of proportionate and scientifically robust regulatory policy and legislation with the goal to protect and grow the marketfor cobalt.

Role overview

  • To identify and provide support to the Senior Toxicologist (Environment) on scientific and regulatory issues relating to the environmental toxicology of cobalt and cobalt substances.
  • To support with the management of the environmental toxicology research programme.
  • Participate actively in internal meetings of the CI, with CI Members, and umbrella industry groups e.g., Eurometaux, International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM), Ecotoxicity Technical Advisory Panel (ETAP), Metals Environmental Research Associations(MERA).
  • Build and maintain productive relationships with a range of stakeholders including at scientific conferences, e.g., Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Main activities and responsibilities

  • Initiating, implementing, and communicating regular updates of environmental projects.
  • Maintaining a global perspective on hazards and risks by helping to respond to environmental enquiries relevant to cobalt in all regions.
  • Supporting with communication of industry positions to appropriate regulatory bodies.
  • Interacting with other metal commodity organisations on scientific issues of joint interest.
  • Providing ecotoxicology support to other CI teams.
  • Assisting with team administrative tasks e.g., contracts, invoices, meeting minutes.
Qualifications and Experience


Essential:

  • This position requires a PhD in Environmental Toxicology or closely related relevant discipline.

Beneficial:

  • Work experience in a relevant role i.e., ecotoxicology, chemicals management.
  • Knowledge and experience of working in metals ecotoxicology.
  • Knowledge of EU and global regulatory processes and procedures, particularly REACH and CLP.
  • Affiliations with relevant professional societies.
Behaviours and Skills required

  • Excellent ability to build strong relationships and establish credibility.
  • Excellent organisational, administrative, and communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage priorities in a changing environment.
  • Ability to work effectively with others, including the ability to explain complex science in simple terms with many different types of stakeholders.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English (additional languages are beneficial).
  • IT literate with strong numeracy skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to Guildford, UK, and Brussels, BE on a regular basis, and globally on an occasional basis.
Work requirements

  • To be based in the UK or Belgium.
  • Appropriate right to work status.


At the CI, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender,gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

Applications will be accepted until such time that the position is filled.
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