Senior Chemist – Materials Chemistry- Govt Body

Senior Chemist – Materials Chemistry- Govt Body (The position has been filled)

BENEFITS

• Stable, Two Year Contract
• Excellent Opportunity to Join Australia’s Premier Research Government Body
• Based close to Melbourne CBD

 

COMPANY

Our client, a well known government agency based in Melbourne, is currently looking for a Senior Chemist, with materials chemistry knowledge and strong chemistry skills to work in the Hazard Management Team.

 

THE ROLE

With tertiary qualifications up to the level of PhD, you will be involved with providing chemical development and testing supports. You will be focusing on developing and utilising calorimetric and fluorometric reactive chemistries on solid supports, and their integration into an electronics platform.

In summary your duties will involve the provision of technical and professional support in the following areas:

• Development of reactive chemistries from existing methods and principles
• Testing and evaluations of existing and developmental rigs
• The integration of material into evaluations systems within the platform
• Assist in the identification, generation and testing of reactive chemical systems/species targeted to specific chemical vapour threats
• Identify appropriate substrate media on which reactive chemical systems may be optimally mobilised (sensitivity, stability, manufacturability etc)
• Conduct high level wet chemistry laboratory skills
• Be trained to handle highly toxic materials
• Assist with general laboratory duties

*You must be willing to wear a full face respirator mark and undertake an extensive background security check.

This is a contract position for the duration of 2 years.

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

To be considered for this position you must meet the following criteria:

• You MUST BE an Australian Citizen! PR IS NOT SUFFICIENT
• Have tertiary qualifications such as a PhD or lower – degree minimum (Chemistry related)
• Several years experience working within a Laboratory Environment
• Broad knowledge of chemical synthesis
• Ability to adapt to new methods
• General knowledge using spectroscopy methods (GC-MS, LC-MS etc)
• Excellent high level wet chemistry laboratory skills
• Experience working with toxic chemicals would be highly regarded
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as a team member or individually under general direction.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated ability to complete tasks on time.

 

TO APPLY

To apply for this rare opportunity, please forward your covering letter addressing the criteria above and your resume by using the APPLY NOW button below.

 

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we cannot contact all candidates. Please note, however, if you are not successful on this occasion, your resume will remain on our database and you may be contacted for similar role

Please Note: Unfortunately only short-listed candidates can be contacted due to high volume of applications.

Please Note: Unfortunately only short-listed candidates can be contacted due to high volume of applications.