What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polymer Chemist position at Verdox, Inc?
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Key Responsibilities
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Verdox, Inc. is dedicated to reversing climate change through the development and deployment of advanced technology. The company s proprietary electro-swing process, developed at MIT, enables carbon dioxide and other acid gases to be captured with up to 80% less energy and 70% less cost than conventional approaches. Verdox is backed by institutional investors and based in Boston. See verdox.com for additional information on our technology and our vision.
Verdox seeks a Polymer Chemist to join our R&D team.
Verdox seeks a Polymer Chemist to join our R&D team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and synthesize polymers with specific electrochemical and physico-chemical properties
- Examine and develop diverse polymer chemistry, employing various types of
polymerizations, polymer backbones, and purification techniques - Focus on developing and optimizing synthetic protocols for cost-effective polymer
synthesis and purification at the multi-kilogram scale and beyond - Perform and interpret the physical, chemical, and electrochemical characterization of monomers and polymers
- Oversee quality control of polymer products
- Use and maintain elements of the chemistry R&D infrastructure
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- PhD in Synthetic/Organic/Polymer Chemistry (or equivalent), with focus on polymer synthesis, purification and physical characterization. Some industry experience is preferred
- Strong polymer chemistry experience, including the design and preparation of novel polymer structures
- Advanced organic synthesis skills ability to design and synthesize monomers and polymers with desired properties. This includes multistep synthesis, Schlenk line and air-free techniques.
- Characterization chemical: NMR, GPC, GC/LC-MS, MALDI-TOF, FT-IR, UV-Vis, etc.; physical: SEM, TEM, AFM, tensile strength
- Purification techniques experience with various polymer workup and purification techniques, including at the kilogram scale
- Scale-up (preferred) some experience in gram to kilogram scale synthesis
- Electrochemistry experience (preferred) some experience in organic electrochemistry and electrochemical techniques
- ChemDraw, NMR analysis software, Excel, MATLAB (or equivalent)
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Comfortable working in an evolutionary and dynamic startup environment
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