**General Information**:
**Location**:
- City: Paulinia
- Country: Brazil
- Region: South America
**Job Category**:Research & Innovation
**Job Type**:Regular
**Type of Contract**:Permanent
**Working time**:Full-time
**Work schedule**:Day shift
**Job Overview and Responsibilities**:
This position is within the Analytical Laboratories (ANA Labs - R&I Corp) in the Research and Innovation Center located in Paulinia, Brazil. The Research Assistant will be part of a team highly trained and dedicated in developing, executing and interpreting physico-chemical and materials analysis.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Analytical support for Innovation and Operational excellence projects, investigation of customer complaints. Evaluation of data and propose solutions to internal/external customers using the capabilities available in ANA Labs;
- Perform tests using thermal analysis (TGA, DSC), rheometer, granulometry, zeta potential, spectroscopy and chromatography in order to correlate performance of materials and formulation with physical-chemical properties.
- Ensure the full operation of the instruments in the ANA Labs and housekeeping.
- Development and update of new analytical methodologies to support the GBUs needs and R&I Corporate projects.
- Demonstrate a commitment to safety and ensure all daily works meet HSE requirements.
- Quality assurance promoter.
**Education and Experience**:
- Bachelor in Chemistry, Materials or Chemistry Engineering;
- Minimum 2 years of working experience in the field of analytics, materials characterization and physico-chemistry.
- MSc. in Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry, Organic, Physico-chemistry - finished or in course) will be a plus.
**Skills**:
- Experience in analysis using the following techniques: thermal analysis (TGA, DSC), rheology, granulometry, zeta potential, spectroscopy and chromatography.
- Experience in diagnostic and troubleshooting of analytical equipment;
- High level of customer orientation, analytical skills, communication, creativity and teamwork;
- Technical report writing skills;
- Open mind to learn different techniques.
- High level of organization and housekeeping.
Portuguese - fluent
English - Advanced
**Additional Information**:
The Research and Innovation Center's Analytical Laboratories promote an environment of innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and creativity.
Our employees have the freedom to think outside the box, propose new solutions and they are recognized according to their performance under meritocratic rules.
Career continuous development of all employees is a priority and discussed quarterly.