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In this role, you will apply deep synthetic chemistry expertise to design, synthesize and evaluate next-generation sorbent materials for Direct Air Capture. You will take scientific ownership of early-stage material innovation, connect synthesis decisions with performance data and help identify the most promising sorbent concepts for further development. You will play a central role in coordinating across stakeholders to ensure alignment of research priorities, technical development and broader organization goals. The role is ideal for a hands-on chemist who enjoys driving technical work independently while collaborating closely with experts across characterization, engineering, scale-up, legal, and external innovation.
Job Responsibility
Design and synthesize new sorbent materials for Direct Air Capture, focusing on performance, durability, cost and scalability
Evaluate material performance through experiments, analyzing characterization and adsorption data, connecting synthesis decisions with structure-property relationships
Identify promising sorbent concepts against clear technical, commercial, regulatory, scalability, and IP-related criteria
Drive hands-on laboratory work including safe, well-documented synthesis and testing campaigns, maintaining structured material data, translating results into recommendations
Collaborate and coordinate across disciplines with experts in characterization, engineering, scale-up, legal, patents and external innovation
Requirements
Synthetic chemistry expertise: strong hands-on experience in synthetic organic or inorganic chemistry
experience in porous, functionalized, polymeric or amine-based materials
at least 5 years of experience in synthetic chemistry, material synthesis or material development, including applied R&D, start-up, industrial or technology development experience
advanced degree in organic, inorganic, synthetic, materials chemistry or a related field
comfortable leading own workstreams, interpreting data critically and translating findings into clear recommendations
communicates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
proficient in English
Nice to have
Experience with other sorbent-relevant materials
PhD
What we offer
25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays
hybrid work setup
up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country