Lab researcher electrochemistry - Rijswijk, Nederland - Yacht

Beschrijving

Within our group we are looking for a lab technician who wants to work on the direct electrochemical conversion of CO2 and renewable (bio-based) feedstocks to chemical building blocks.

For the topic electrification the type of work you will be doing is:

•Setting up and carrying out testing programs in the lab using our electrochemistry setups

•Carrying out sample analysis using e.g. GC, HPLC and LC-MS

•Reactor testing: various flow reactor concepts, electrodes and materials

•Maintaining a logbook with reporting of the experimental results

•Support the team with the research on electrochemical process design and optimization

Functie-eisen

The ideal applicant would have the following background:

•You have a BSc degree with added 3 year relevant working experience

•You preferably have a background in the field of chemistry with an affinity for chemical engineering and experience with analytics

•You have experience in working in a lab environment, you preferably have experience with electrochemistry with hands-on experience in cyclic voltammetry and preparative electrolysis

•You understand the challenges of developing technology that needs to be scaled up

•You are project aware (e.g. the needs for planning, deliverables, budgets and costs)

•You have a good proficiency in the English language, both verbal and written

•Knowledge of basic programming in languages such as Python for data processing and reporting is a plus

Competenties

The position is best suited to an enthusiastic person with the following characteristics:

•You have a hands-on mentality, and are very comfortable with working in a lab and working in a team of researchers

•You can work independently in a lab environment and you are you are able to set up measurement equipment for tests and performing, analyzing and reporting the experiments

•You are safety conscious and accurate

•You like working on the development of (pilot) systems

•You have excellent interpersonal skills and are proactive in communicating with internal and external stakeholders

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

• Uitstekende secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden;
• Professionele begeleiding voor deze opdracht van Yacht;
• Een prettige en informele werksfeer bij TNO;
• Standplaats is Rijswijk, waarbij hybride werken de standaard is bij TNO.