Mineralogist - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom - Concrete4Change

Description

The focus would be on understanding cement chemistry.


Job Title:
Senior/Principal Mineralogist/cement chemist/Exploration Geologist (Job title is flexible)

***C4C can provide sponsorship for your visa to work in the UK.

Basic Salary + Car Allowance
bonus upon achieving KPIs - £1,000 - £10,000

Start date and end date (approx): This is a permanent position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice period)

Concrete4Change (C4C) is a R&D company that is developing a ground-breaking technology to utilise and permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete.

C4C technology won a wide range of awards including the United Nations (UN) most innovative Net-Zero technology Climate Challenge Cup at COP26 in Glasgow, Royal Academy of Engineering and UN SDG.

C4C is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the World (Siam Cement Group and Goldbeck GmBH).

C4C is running several projects in partnership with the University of Nottingham, University of Sheffield & University of Warwick (total project value of £4 million for


Technologies and Vacancies:
Day in the C4C Labs:
This position has a significant progress opportunity in a fast-growing team.

You will be part of the core management team in order to deliver the C4C milestones and directly contribute to C4C's growth.

3+ years post PhD experience leading independent research, ability to design and conduct research addressing fundamental scientific questions
~ Demonstrated knowledge of concrete and cement chemistry, with a focus on mineral carbonation.
~ Understanding of laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and procurement
~ Understanding concrete and cement chemistry
~ PI or co-PI on academic research projects or equivalent industrial experience.
Patent writing and grant proposal development
Contribute to the funded grant project proposals – e.g. Plan, procure and manage the chemical laboratory in line with regulations.
Utilisation of cement/concrete chemistry knowledge for carbon capture and utilisation in concrete
Evaluation of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techniques on the properties and long-term performance of cement-based materials

C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science, with an entrepreneurial spirit and use their skills to build a sustainable world.

An exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concrete Companies
A pension scheme
A competitive bonus upon achieving milestones
Unrivalled career progression pathway.
Private Health Care