• The staff would lead at least one project under supervision of the Principle Investigator (PI).
• The scope of the project is on biomass valorization for transformation into advanced materials.
• The staff will need to develop a well justified approach to achieve a goal, once a problem statement and/or a research scope is defined by the PI and the staff.
• The staff will need to execute the plan experimentally and interpret the data critically.
• The staff will need to report to the PI proactively and take the initiative to propose changes to the plan when the project faces a technical challenge.
• The staff will need to draft manuscripts and attend conferences to publicize the project findings.
• The staff will need to support other team members and train junior colleagues.
• The staff will need to draft research proposal together with the PI.

A well-qualified candidate should:

(1) be passionate about research;

(2) have a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry, or at least, have submitted PhD thesis;

(3) be an expert of chemical conversion of natural and synthetic polymers, and/or catalysis;

(4) command both spoken and written English at professional level;

(5) be a good team player