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Offer: Research Associate:Job description:Job location: Sheffield The Department of Chemistry is particularly strong in the field of polymer chemistry and has a suite of modern analytical equipment in this area, including a world-class small-angle X-ray scattering instrument and four rheometers. Further details about the department may be found at: www.sheffield.ac.uk/chemistry Applications are invited for a position as Research Associate on the Unilever InnovateUK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Development of Sustainable and Biodegradable Materials for Formulated Consumer Goods. You will be focussed on the development of new sustainable products through increased use of renewable ingredients that do not persist in the environment. Replacement of these is a key step in delivering formulations meeting the requirement of regulatory bodies and that also drive consumer preferences. The development of biodegradable materials as new ingredients in personal care products requires a new approach to the synthesis, structure, processing and characterisation. While Unilever are experts in the formulation of such products, they lack skills in advanced micro-structural characterisation methods. In the Department of Chemistry Professor Tony Ryan and Dr. Oleksandr Mykhaylyk are experts in the field of polymer and colloid science and have strong track records of engagement with industry and knowledge exchange. Structural characterisation of soft matter (in particular small angle x-ray scattering) is pivotal to the success of this project, knowledge transfer and will be embedded in Unilever to leave a legacy capcapability. This KTP project represents a true knowledge transfer opportunity for Unilever, and provides a vehicle to exemplify this for the whole industry at a time when the societal need could not be clearer nor more urgent. We are seeking for researchers with a postgraduate degree in polymer and colloid science, with practice of working with x-ray scattering and other synchrotron methodologies. This KTP will create the capability to produce differentiated microstructures for a range of beauty and personal care products, in particular deodorants; hair conditioners and body wash. The newly formulated sustainable products will have great commercial impact on the business, while maintaining competitiveness in the marketplace. Ideally you will have practice in advanced measurement techniques that directly probe the microstructure of complex fluids, such as X-ray/neutron/light scattering, microscopy, and diffusion NMR, and the capability to generate technical knowledge for innovative personal care products with sustainable, cost effective, and optimal material specifications. Be able to use rheology to improve microstructures for process performance (e.g. mixing, pumping and filling), stcapability performance and consumer sensory performance (e.g. application and in-use properties). The capability to anayse large dataset, through interpretation and manipulation and modelling of high throughput experiments such as rheology combined with scattering. Skills:
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