Location
Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire
About the job
Summary
Are you seeking an exciting work environment to apply your practical and theoretical synthesis experience in a UK Defence and Security context?
Are you passionate about Synthetic Chemistry with a desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver outputs to meet customer requirements?
Do you have experience in handling and synthesising highly toxic chemicals or are willing to learn?
Are you good at building positive working relationships and collaborating with colleagues in a laboratory environment?
Are you interested in supporting chemical defence research, working on and leading projects from routine chemical synthesis to fundamental and novel research?
We are recruiting for a Synthetic Chemist to join our Synthetic Chemistry team (CBR Division)! We ensure that UK MOD and other Government departments have access to timely and impartial advice on all matters relating to the synthesis of CWAs and Emerging Threat Chemicals.
Dstl is an inclusive organisation and recognises the importance of diversity of thought from a diverse group of backgrounds, bringing fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.
Are you passionate about Synthetic Chemistry with a desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver outputs to meet customer requirements?
Do you have experience in handling and synthesising highly toxic chemicals or are willing to learn?
Are you good at building positive working relationships and collaborating with colleagues in a laboratory environment?
Are you interested in supporting chemical defence research, working on and leading projects from routine chemical synthesis to fundamental and novel research?
We are recruiting for a Synthetic Chemist to join our Synthetic Chemistry team (CBR Division)! We ensure that UK MOD and other Government departments have access to timely and impartial advice on all matters relating to the synthesis of CWAs and Emerging Threat Chemicals.
Dstl is an inclusive organisation and recognises the importance of diversity of thought from a diverse group of backgrounds, bringing fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.
Job description
In this role you will:
exciting chemical discoveries.
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons). separation techniques) into a defence and security context. Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners. This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
- Prepare and purify a range of compounds, some of which will be pharmacologically-active and acutely toxic.
- Work to the highest safety standards and meet appropriate quality standards.
- Produce high quality written reports and manage your time effectively across multiple projects to work to agreed delivery dates.
- Provide scientific expertise to a range of projects across Dstl, both in and out of the laboratory.
- Provide clear and precise presentations and written and verbal updates on project outcomes to collaborators and customers.
- Network with specialists internal and external to Dstl to seek developments in technical areas relevant to chemical defence and security and use these networks to encourage and cultivate innovation and
exciting chemical discoveries.
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons). separation techniques) into a defence and security context. Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners. This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
