Senior Scientist

Job Description:

Senior Scientist

Huntsman’s Advanced Materials division is now looking for a Senior Scientist.

Reports to: APAC Technical Service Manager

This role is an individual contributor and located in Huntsman Shanghai Campus.

As theScientist, your responsibilities are:

• Ensure that all activities are performed in line with Huntsman's EHS, Corporate compliance standards, local and National regulations and laws
• To develop or modify products to fit new application and performance requirements, such as polymer composites, adhesives or sustainable material solutions for automotive, electronics and power industry, etc.
• Organize project work, set schedules and priorities
• To conduct field trials and lab test for new products as planned;
• Co-ordinate studies in own department for specific experiments to address projects goals and enlarge know-how
• Make significant contributions in the development of technology platforms or new concepts and prepare technical reports, patents and regulatory documentation;
• Act across region/division/function boundaries to influence and impact business results

Skills and experiences required:

Education:

A M.Sc or Ph.D in physical/organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials science, Ph.D is preferred;

Experience:

6-8 years in a technical/research laboratory and/or product development environment in polymer chemistry; adhesives or encapsulation technologies;

Technology Competencies:

• Demonstrate an advanced level of practical in formulation technology for epoxy and acrylate adhesives (Resin, Hardener, Fillers, Tougher, Additives, photo-initiators, etc. )
• Demonstrate an advanced level of practical in curing and crosslinking technology (Thermal resistance, bonding in substrates, Failure mode, Reactivity, Processability, etc.)
• Demonstrate an advanced level of practical in rheology and chemo-rheology technology
• Demonstrate an advanced level of practical in materials processing structure-property-performance relationships and structure property mapping.
• Demonstrate an advanced level of practice in experiments design & data verification

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