Would you like to be part of Norner's growth?

We are currently strengthening our R&D effort in the area of catalysis, polymerization & processes and offer excellent career opportunities within Norner's R&D group. The main target for Norner is development of sustainable plastic solutions. Within the polymerisation area, research projects and client projects involve areas such as:

• Polyolefin Catalyst synthesis
• Benchmarking of novel and commercial catalysts
• Development of new catalyst products and processes
• Polymerisation and product development
• Provide technical assistance and support to Sales, and Marketing in support of application testing, development work, commercialization and other cross-functional activities
• Develop and protect intellectual property associated with product or processes

 The position involves close contact with customers including project work within catalysts, polymerisation, polymer synthesis, evaluation/testing and upscaling.

The work include several areas (assignment will be depended on the qualification of the candidate):

• Polyolefin catalyst synthesis
• Testing and evaluation of polymerization catalysts
• Polyolefin polymerisation and polymer properties
• Capability improvement and troubleshooting activities for catalyst testing
• Participate to drive continued improvements in safe and efficient catalyst testing/evaluation
• Compile & analyse data to ensure quality/insight and provide data to customers and project teams, provide recommendation for improvement
• Design of pilot units and performing upscaling studies
• Process modelling & optimization
• Project Management

You must have:

• Master’s degree in chemical engineering and/or Chemistry (preferable PhD related to polymer catalysis)
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working in laboratory or R&D environment and/or chemical processes. Industrial experience is an advantage

We value:

• Experience in upscaling chemical (catalytic) processes from laboratory to pilot or full scale
• Experience in catalyst development (preferably polyolefin catalysts)
• Experience in catalytic process development (preferably polyolefin processes)
• Experience in chemical process modelling (preferably Aspen) and early phase cost estimation
• Experience in working with hazardous chemicals, especially at high pressures and temperatures
• Proven laboratory working practice and high HSE standards
• Proven project management skills
• Fluent in spoken/written English
• Experience from industry
• Good communication skills

We offer:

• Enthusiastic working environment with high competence, commercial involvement and engagement
• Exciting projects within many different industries both locally and globally
• Competitive conditions and good pension & insurance schemes (incl. health insurance)
• Personal development opportunities