Researcher for The Sustainable High-performance

**Would you like to build the future? Join CIDETEC** CIDETEC is a technology centre that brings together three leading international centres in the fields of Energy Storage, Surface Engineering and Nanomedicine. For more than 25 years, we have been working with leading companies to develop technology that makes the world a better place.

**A cutting-edge, diverse and international centre awaits you**

**Job description**
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CIDETEC Surface Engineering is seeking to recruit a person to join its Polymer and Composite Unit, to develop and formulate thermoset polymer materials based on polyurethane and epoxy chemistries, addressing major challenges to respond to industrial demands and the European programmes while maintaining the focus on sustainability.

**If you want to be part of this revolution, we are waiting for you**

CIDETEC is an international leader in research and innovation related to surface engineering in the fields of Coatings and Surface Treatments, Polymers and Composites, and Nanosurfaces. We specialise in the treatment of surfaces and materials with state-of-the-art technologies. The researcher will work in activities related to the development of training and industrial R&D projects, in close contact with the most prominent companies in sectors such as aeronautics, automotive and energy.

**Your contribution**

You will join a cutting-edge research centre, focused on sustainability and the circular economy, which has spent years understanding and revolutionising the surfaces of things, from those we touch every day in our homes or our vehicles, to the most demanding materials for sectors such as aeronautics and energy.

You will work on training and/or company transfer projects, carrying out your work in such a way that you are able to pursue several lines of research simultaneously, optimising resources and maximising results.

Your work will focus on the following activities:

- Leading a new research line for developing sustainable, self-repairing dynamic chemistry-based PUs.
- Analysing the state of the art in this area and proposing new development ideas for sustainable PUs.
- Analysis of results, drafting reports and preparing presentations.
- Writing scientific papers.

**_What we offer you_**
- At CIDETEC you will be able to develop your career alongside a team of top-level professionals, in a young yet committed environment, dedicated to innovation and seeking to provide practical solutions that result in a more sustainable world.
- Professional development opportunities that allow you to build a solid career, working on projects that transform both industry and society.
- Work with teams at the very highest level in local, national and European settings.
- Work-life balance initiatives
- Continuous training
- Privileged setting in a safe and friendly environment
- Variable remuneration package for all employees

**Education**:
**Languages**:
Fluent in spoken and written English.

**Knowledge**:

- Formulation of polyurethanes and command of their synthesis chemistry (preferably coatings).
- Characterisation of thermal and mechanical properties of polymer materials.
- Application, curing and characterisation of coatings.

Knowledge and experience of the following will be considered a plus:

- Vitrimers and dynamic chemistry.
- Manufacture and characterisation of composite materials.
- Characterisation using non-destructive techniques (NDTs).

**Observations**:
A **highly motivated person, with a keen interest in research and innovation**, you will join a multidisciplinary team. You will be able to organise your work, meeting both the deadlines and the established objectives. Problem-solving capacity and scientific criteria. Good communication skills, both verbal and written.