If you are a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scientist, this is an exciting opportunity to join the Material Characterisation team of a global pharmaceutical organisation. You will work with mentors and colleagues to develop 3D chemical imaging approaches and modelling methods for the investigation of pharmaceutical products.
The role is a 23-month contract and it’s based in Sandwich, Kent. There is a competitive hourly rate ranging from £20 to £25.19, working through an umbrella company.
Role Responsibilities
- Highly motivated and ability to work effectively within a team.
- Demonstrate strong technical expertise and research experience using vibrational spectroscopic imaging approaches to study pharmaceutical products.
- Independently design experiments to collect 3D hyperspectral imaging data on pharmaceutical tablets and solid dosage forms.
- Conduct multivariate data analysis on the chemical images to contextualise and interpret the results, making decisions to drive the research project forward.
- Communicate results at internal meetings, in peer-reviewed research articles, and at external conferences to demonstrate scientific excellence.
Qualifications
- PhD in pharmaceutical science, chemistry, physics, material science, chemical engineering, or a related field.
- Expertise using vibrational spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging approaches for troubleshooting and problem-solving applications.
- Experience using multivariate data analysis methods and the ability to interpret the results to direct the research project.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills together with a strong track record of scientific publications and dissemination of results at conferences.
- Ability to be well organized, self-motivated, and work within an interdisciplinary scientific team.
- Experience of studying pharmaceutical products using FTIR, Hyperspectral, Raman and NIR spectroscopy and imaging approaches.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, formulation development, and GMP.
- Proficient in computational modelling, statistics, and coding software (e.g., Matlab, Python, etc).