Job Description:
Who are we?
Svante is a rapidly growing clean energy technology company making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality and enabling global industries to play offense in the fight against climate change that will accelerate the global transition to a lower-carbon economy. The growing success of our company is owed to our commitment to our people, our emphasis on our values, and our innovative technology. Passion is put into what we do every day.
The Role: Research Scientist-Computational Chemist
Who are you?
You feel passionate about changing the world and creating a better future for the next generations. You believe that climate change needs to be a bigger focus in order to protect our planet. You want to have a career with a high level of purpose that gives you opportunities to bring in innovation, work in collaborative teams and develop your knowledge. When faced with an issue you enjoy the problem-solving journey and looking for the most effective solution. Your colleagues are able to rely on you for support and to deliver on your promises. You multiply your value by developing those around you by leading and coaching through the company vision, mission, and values.
We are looking for a motivated and qualified Research Scientist with background in Computational Chemistry at R&D centre of excellence of Svante located at Burnaby (near Vancouver), BC, Canada. This person will work on computational modeling/screening of various sorbents for CO2 capture.
This person will take responsibility that, at all times, he/she represents Svante Goals and Values to internal and external customers and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Design and build computational chemistry pipelines
- Support sorbent development team to design/screen new sorbents for CO2 capture
- Predict CO2, water, and other species isotherms at different temperatures using GCMC
- Detail level & fundamental interpretation of experimental sorbent results, evaluate process, verify measured data, and validate model
- Interface with external partners (Universities, research centers, industrial partners)
- Setup/take care of hardware to run simulations physically or in cloud
- Follow lean culture of Svante
Key Qualifications:
- PhD in computational chemistry, or physics or relevant majors
- Experience and deep knowledge with density functional theory (DFT), GCMC, Force Field, semi-empirical quantum mechanics, and molecular dynamics and their application for periodic structures such as MOF materials
- Experience with adsorption science/modeling
- Experience with MOF molecular design/crystallography
- Proof record of publications in the computational chemistry/DFT/GCMC for CO2 capture is an asset
- Experience with Raspa, Material Studio, VASP, CASTEP, Gaussian or other relevant software
- Ability to work both independently and with cross-functional teams
- Self-motivated, passionate, and creative about bringing new ideas to team
- Flexible attitude to work time when necessary and ability to organize, re-prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Good time management
- Good communication skills
- Detail-oriented with a creative approach to science and engineering
- Intrinsic motivation with a fundamental love of science
- The ability to learn and adapt quickly
- Advanced skills in computational chemistry
- Experience with materials discovery and screening
- Experience with surface chemistry
- Experience with water isotherm prediction of sorbents and water force fields
- Machine learning experience
- Experience with integrating machine learning and computational chemistry systems
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. |
