Postdoctoral Fellowship Polyurethane Recycling

 
Join the Eclaro Team! Eclaro is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellowship Polyurethane Recyclingfor our client in Wyandotte, MI. This is a contract position located at our client's site.
 
Eclaro's client is a leading component manufacturer with a portfolio of oil and gas, chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals. Their customer base includes many diverse industries and markets, including pharmaceutical, aerospace, textile, construction and automotive industries.  If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!
 
Position Overview:

• We are seeking a talented and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher for a joint Postdoctoral Fellowship between Client corporation.
• The potential candidate will spend the first year in Client's research and development site located in Wyandotte, MI, which is part of the Performance Materials North America Division at Client.
• In this role, the postdoctoral researcher will work on the development and scaling up of innovative recycling technologies for polyurethane thermosets into valuable recycled products, under the supervision of an R&D manager at Client and will be remotely co-supervised.
• The candidate will initially start with lab-scale polymer processing equipment to demonstrate feasibility, and then will move to pilot scale to scale up and optimize the recycling process conditions.

 
Required Skills:

• PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, polymer engineering, or a related field.
• Significant research experience in polymer synthesis, structural, thermal, and mechanical characterization of polymer samples

 
Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience with polyurethane polymers, including synthesis, processing, and characterization is preferred
• Previous experience with polymer melt extrusion and rheology is preferred
• Previous experience with polymer characterization techniques including differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), FT-IR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), solution and solid-state NMR, and viscosity analysis, is preferred
• Previous experience with characterizing tensile properties of polymers is preferred

 
Qualifications:

• Leveraging your background in polymer chemistry and/or material science, you will be working on optimization and scaling up of a recycling method for polyurethane thermosets into valuable recycled materials
• You will use polymer macro and micro-structure analysis techniques including DSC, DMA, TGA, GPC, and solution and solid state NMR, to characterize feedstock and recyclate, and you will measure mechanical properties of recyclate using tensile studies and other physical characterization techniques
• In addition to scaling up current PU thermoset recycling technique, you will leverage your effective project and time management skills to manage a scouting project of another recycling technique in the lab-scale and demonstrate feasibility of the method to transition to pilot scale

 
If hired, you will enjoy the following Eclaro Benefits:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through Eclaro

 
If interested, you may contact:
Cyrill Malubay
Micaela.Malubay@eclaro.com
6468495297
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Eclaro values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.