Application Scientist​/Spectroscopist

My client continues to grow and is a highly specialised independent analytical service provider servicing a wide range of multinational companies across all sectors. The current position has arisen within the Spectroscopy function for an experienced application scientist with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR to support the service and development of client projects.

In a fast moving and varied technical industrial problem solving, failure analysis and reverse engineering environment the role of Application Scientist/Spectroscopist will be involved in

• Being the matter expert for Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR microscope
• Experienced at handling and preparing a wide variety of sample matrices
• Ability to perform hands on troubleshooting with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX
• Expert at sample and data interpolation Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), FTIR, FTIR Microscope
• Hands on for instrument troubleshooting
• Responsible for ensuring that reported results are accurate and validated
• Strong communication skills with internal and external clients

• Ideally Degree to/or Phd in physical chemistry or materials science of equivalent
• Ideally 5 years at operating and using Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR instruments
• Ability to work within a team, analytical experience and how you meet workload deadlines.
• You will be required to deliver work to a high quality, working efficiently and within time and be able to work without supervision.
• A positive approach to new methods, equipment and problem solving are required.
• A number of years solving industry analytical problems within legal, manufacturing or development.

Key words:
Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), Optical Microscopy, SEM/EDX, FTIR and FTIR Microscopy, chemicals analysis, materials analysis, UKAS, ISO
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