Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Polymeric Precursors Towards Ceramic and Porous Ceramics)

The School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) provides a vibrant and nurturing environment for staff and students to carry out inter-disciplinary research in key areas such as Computational Materials Science, Characterisation Materials Science, Defence Composite Materials, Functional Composite Materials, Energy, Nanomaterials, Low Dimensional Materials, Biomaterials Materials, Biological Materials, Bioinspired Materials and Sustainable Materials.

Our research group focuses on research areas including macromolecular and hybrid materials, including topics in the fields of polymer science and engineering, composite materials, high temperature resistant materials, ceramic precursor materials, environmental chemistry and materials.

For more details, please view https://www.ntu.edu.sg/mse/research.

We are looking for a research fellow to carry out R&D activities on the research directions of developing precursors to be converted into ceramic materials in different formfactors such as solid films and porous materials. The role will focus on developing the precursor formulation, conversion process into porous ceramic materials, characterizations of relevant precursors and ceramic composite, and explore various possible applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop precursor formulations to be converted into porous ceramic materials for suitable applications

• Conduct research and development activities on preparation of porous ceramic materials, including formulation of problem statement, execution of lab-scale and pilot-scale experiments/operations, sample characterizations, data analysis, and so on.

• Prepare technical reports, intellectual properties documents, safety documents, and academic publications

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.

• Strong research experience on relevant topics on material science, chemical engineering, and green technologies preferred for this relatively short-team project

• Proficiency in hands-on and characterization techniques such as DSC, FTIR, DMA, rheology, mechanical testing etc.

• Industrial-relevant experience in scalability and productization is favorable. Knowledge on LCA and TEA is an advantage.

• Good team-player, good communication skills, problem solver, thinker and doer, able to exhibit leadership when needed

• Good wet laboratory practice and familiar with considerations on laboratory safety.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.