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Sustainable Painting Research Associate

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1097589


Canterbury Christ Church University


16/06/2025


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Full time Monday - Friday or part time shared between 2 people.


Smart Casual

Pay


£12.21


£1.47

Description

Role
Paints are widely used, and maintaining quality requires significant water for cleaning painting equipment. PaintSmartly 1 is a six-week industry-co-funded Impact Accelerator project aimed at conceptualising a sustainable method for cleaning paint equipment dirty with water-based paints (WBP). In PaintSmartly 1, the hired candidate(s) will collaborate as a team to identify at least one promising sustainable solution for cleaning WBP. PaintSmartly 1 adopts an innovative, holistic approach to conceptualising a sustainable transferable solution for cleaning WBP. 

 
Join the innovative BioInspired Engineering Research Group (BIERG) and be part of an exciting industrial project to develop a sustainable solution. BIERG enjoys supporting the development of its members, helping them build and sustain successful careers at world-renowned organisations.

Duties and responsibilities
PaintSmartly 1 considers key aspects such as environmental, economic, energy efficiency, health and safety. This includes reducing unpleasant odours and bacterial risks in water from cleaning WBP. The associate(s) will work to deliver the Project Outcomes. Including, sample screening, preparation and analysis by FT-IR, SEM-ED microscopy and elemental analysis; writing reports; preparing and presenting a poster, project reviews and outcomes, to cite but a few. The intern will be directly involved with the day-to-day running of the project; data analysis and interpretation; delivering research tasks; contribute to discussions about the project with project partners.

Skills and experience

  • Highly adaptable, curious and innovative 
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Strong complex problem-solving and Critical Thinking 
  • Strong literature searching skills Strong skills using Microsoft software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 
  • Strong skills on writing up technical reports, posters and presentations 
  • Experience working in laboratories, e.g. chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, material science, civil engineering, biological waste treatment or relevant 
  • Confident skills on qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of samples 
  • Pay attention to detail 
  • Undertake work independently and as part of a team 
  • High level of organizational skills 
  • Interest and/or experience in environmental solutions. For example, wastewater treatment and waste management.

Location
CCCU, Canterbury

Additional information
The successful candidate will report to, and be supervised by the principal investigator, Dr Ernesto Hernandez, who can be contacted at ernesto.hernandez@canterbury.ac.uk for further information or an informal discussion about the project.

 
This role will be 6 weeks long to support a project. This role can be done either full time or by a job share working part time.

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