Synthesis Researcher

Air Liquide Laboratories is one of the main R&D centers of the Air Liquide group. Its goal is to develop new and innovative solutions for the entire Air Liquide group. Air Liquide Laboratories is located at Innovation Campus Tokyo, inaugurated in March 2019. The new facility promotes collaboration with customers, start-up companies and academic partners. It gathers researchers and workers from all around the world in order to promote a multicultural work environment and skills diversity. The Campus develops the latest thin film deposition and etching technologies for applications in electronics, batteries and fuel cells, as well as strategies and solutions for the entire supply chain, production, purification, storage, transportation and distribution of low carbon hydrogen.

Development of novel organometallic or silicon-based compounds (including synthesis, purification, and analysis) for ALD/CVD thin film processing.
薄膜製造技術、特にCVD/ALD法を主用途とする新規有機金属化合物もしくはシリコン化合物プリカーサー類の合成、精製、および分析業務

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a skilled chemist with extensive experience in the design, synthesis and purification of organometallic and/or silicon-based compounds.

The main responsibilities will be:

• Design and synthesis of organometallic and silicon-based compounds and purification

• Analysis using NMR, TGA, DSC, mass spectrometry, etc.

• Support of ALD/CVD deposition tool maintenance

• Timely and concise reporting (R&D reports, patent applications, internal meetings, customer meetings, etc.)

• Lead and organize the tasks within work packages/project

• Mentoring junior scientists and interns

• Support interactions within AL group and with other customers

• Join the safety activities

有機金属化合物および／またはシリコン化合物の設計、合成、精製において豊富な経験を持つ研究者を募集しています。主な業務内容は以下の通りです。

• 有機金属化合物および/またはケイ素系化合物の設計、合成、分析および精製ならびにそれらの方法論の開発業務

• NMR、TGA、DSC、質量分析等を用いた分析業務

• ALD/CVD成膜装置のメンテナンスのサポート業務

• 研究成果の期日内での正確な報告および資料の作成業務 (グループ内向けレポートの作成、特許出願案の作成、グループ内ミーティングおよび顧客向けミーティングの資料準備および説明等)

• 弊グループ関連企業との連携および顧客サポート業務

• WPs/プロジェクト内のタスクのリードと整理

• 若手研究者やインターン生の指導

• 弊社内の安全活動に率先して参加・貢献

Are you a MATCH?

• Minimum: Related master degree with 5 year experience, Preferred: PhD with some additional experience or Postdoc

• Languages: English : Business level required. E-mail exchanges and meetings are held in English. Japanese: Conversation level preferred.

• Fully autonomous scientist

• Being experienced in handling pyrophoric, toxic, and combustible materials is a strong asset; the chemist would need to timely learn if not experienced

• Experience in CVD/ALD is preferred

• Experience in a private or academic R&D lab handling gases is preferred

• Effective team player, communication skills, working in an international environment

• Can face challenging problems

• 関連する分野の修士号取得後、5年以上の経験を有する方、関連する分野での博士号取得後、他企業もしくは大学・研究所での研究業務経験をお持ちの方優遇いたします。

• 語学力：英語：ビジネスレベル必須。社内公用語は英語です(メール、ミーティング等)。日本語： 会話レベルであれば尚可。

• 発火性物質、毒性物質、可燃性物質の取り扱いの経験があれば尚可

• CVD/ALDの経験があれば尚可

• 上記職務内容・責任に記載された事項を独立した研究者として遂行可能な方

• 国際的な組織の中で、様々な立場の人々と良好な関係を構築できるコミュニケーション能力に優れた方

• 困難な問題に立ち向かうことができる能力

About Air Liquide
 

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.