What we can offer
- Becoming core part of a sustainability scale-up to establish circular value chains for technical polymers
- Real impact - develop the process that will divert thousands of tonnes of technical plastics from incineration
- Hands-on - run experiments across multiple scales, from 10 mL batch to multi-liter automated reactors
- Fast track to ownership: direct responsibility for impactful topics Further terms and conditions: Our team is currently located in Aachen
Your role
You will be working full-time on a crucial work stream for our technology:
- Optimizing catalysis and reaction performance, improving our depolymerization process.
- Develop and optimize heterogeneous catalyst systems for depolymerization
- Studies across multiple orders of magnitude: from 10 mL lab scale up to multi-liter reactors (scale-up)
- Catalyst characterization with state-of-the-art methods (XRD, BET, TPR, SEM/EDX and others)
- Systematically optimize reaction conditions and reactor parameters to maximize monomer yield and selectivity for pure and mixed waste streams
- Analytical characterization of reaction mixtures and products via GC, HPLC, NMR, GPC and further techniques
- Develop reaction networks for complex input streams
- Screen the literature and patent landscape in chemical plastics recycling and catalysis
What we are looking for
Must-haves:
- Completed M.Sc or PhD in Technical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry or a comparable field
- Solid hands-on lab experience in heterogeneous catalysis, polymer chemistry and/or (chemical) recycling
- Excellent English skills in speaking and writing (team language)
- Independent, structured working style with exceptional personal initiative
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with scale-up and reactor design
- Interest in a long-term engagement to support us on our scale-up pathway German language skills
Even if you don't match all of the requirements above, we are curious to hear why you believe you are a great fit for this role.
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Chemist or similar (m/w/d) for catalysis & reaction optimization of our recycling technology in Aachen Arbeitgeber: Chemstars
Als Bautechniker:in in unserem innovativen Start-up hast du die Möglichkeit, aktiv an der Entwicklung nachhaltiger Plasma-Recycling-Anlagen mitzuwirken. Wir bieten dir ein engagiertes Team, flexible Arbeitszeiten und ein jährliches Budget für fachliche Weiterbildungen, um deine Karriere voranzutreiben. Zudem profitierst du von einem unbefristeten Arbeitsvertrag und der Chance, Teil eines Unternehmens mit positivem Einfluss auf Gesellschaft und Umwelt zu sein.
