Location: | Nottingham |
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Salary: | £41,344 per annum. Band UKRI D/S2 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 31st July 2025 |
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Closes: | 25th August 2025 |
Job Ref: | 1171 |
Full-time – 37 hours a week (some flexible working options may be available, including a small amount of remote working, in line with BGS policy)
Keyworth, Nottingham
We are looking for an enthusiastic organic geochemist able to operate independently and within a team of applied chemists. The candidate will operate a selection of analytical instrumentation to support research on applied environmental chemistry projects in the UK and internationally. More specifically, the candidate will operate GC/MS/MS to develop research and business in the sphere of legacy and emerging contaminants as well as natural organic compounds (biomarkers) present in soil, sediment and waters.
You should have a first degree in Chemistry or related topic and PhD with analytical organic geochemistry experience). In additional you should have experience in analytical organic chemistry and specifically operation of GC/MS and GC/MS/MS for the quantitative analysis of organic compounds in soils, sediments and waters. You should also have experience required in spiking samples to appropriate concentrations, extraction, compound class separation (e.g. SPE, QuEChers), derivatization, calibration of GC/MS, programming method files (masses, retention time windows). In addition you must be able to swim for river and coastal field work (requirement for our external clients)
Skills Specification - Criteria to be assessed at Shortlist ‘S’ and Interview ‘I’ Stage
Essential
Desirable
Applicants are required to include a CV and covering letter outlining their suitability for the role. We would stress the importance of this paperwork in our selection process.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25th August 2025. Interviews are expected to be held in September in Nottingham.
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