KTP Associate in Low Carbon Cement Technologies
Department: Architecture & Civil Engineering
Salary: Starting from £40,000, rising to £48,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience, with an additional £2,300.00 training budget for personal development.
Full time: 39.5 hours per week, fixed term for 14 months.
Do you have a strong background in inorganic chemistry and/or geochemistry that can be transferable to study Portland or non-Portland cements produced from metallurgical slags? Are you familiar with the design, characterisation and testing of cements? Are you keen to learn about chemical admixtures for cements, and their role in controlling cement performance?
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven doctoral graduate with the ability and confidence to manage a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Sika Ltd and The University of Bath. If you have an interest in applied research with potential for significant impact in decarbonising future cements and concretes, this role is ideal for you.
Employed and supported by an academic team from the University of Bath, you will be based at Sika Ltd premises in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
This KTP project provides a unique opportunity for you to apply your knowledge and skills to a real industry challenge whilst benefitting from industrial and academic supervision and mentoring from the University’s experts Professor Susan Bernal Lopez and Dr Xinyuan Ke who will enhance your technical expertise in the fundamental physical chemistry of low-carbon cement materials.
Sika Ltd (http://gbr.sika.com) is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of construction chemicals, with sustainability and innovation central to their corporate strategy. The construction industry needs to rapidly find ways of decarbonising, to meet national and international sustainability targets. This KTP aims to contribute to such efforts by developing novel chemical admixtures for the development of binders based on blast furnace slag (BFS), a by-product derived from iron manufacture. This will be achieved by:
1. Conducting a market and regulatory analysis,
2. Carrying out feasibility studies for the production of slag-rich cements, and
3. Developing chemical admixtures and cementitious products compliant with standards and codes.
These activities will be complemented by knowledge transfer from all participants, and a tailored KTP associate training programme, including specialised courses delivered by the University of Bath.
Qualifications:
Holding a doctoral degree (or close to completion) in Materials, Chemical or Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Geology, or a closely allied discipline, you will have good experience in slag-based cement materials, their design, characterisation and testing. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be willing to learn and collaborate with a vibrant and dynamic team of researchers across the University of Bath and Sika Ltd.
Responsibilities:
As a KTP Associate you will be the project lead, managing your own workload to ensure outputs, including leading on meetings. You will also acquire new skills in strategic leadership that can help to super-charge your career.
Additional benefits:
* A generous Personal Development budget and time allowance
* Potential to fast-track a career in industry
* Access to mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect
It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University and the vital role you will play (https://iuk-ktp.org.uk).
There is a two-stage interview held on different dates with an in-person interview at Sika Ltd.
This role must start no later than 18th April due to funding requirements.
What we can offer you:
* A very generous employer contributory pension scheme
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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