Application Scientist/Spectroscopist

Company: TemplarFox Consultancy
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Location: Blackburn
Job Description:

Application Scientist/Spectroscopist

My client continues to grow and is a highly specialised independent analytical service provider servicing a wide range of multinational companies across all sectors. The current position has arisen within the Spectroscopy function for an experienced application scientist with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR to support the service and development of client projects.

In a fast moving and varied technical industrial problem solving, failure analysis and reverse engineering environment the role of Application Scientist/Spectroscopist will be involved in

  • Being the matter expert for Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR microscope
  • Experienced at handling and preparing a wide variety of sample matrices
  • Ability to perform hands on troubleshooting with Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX
  • Expert at sample and data interpolation Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), FTIR, FTIR Microscope
  • Hands on for instrument troubleshooting
  • Responsible for ensuring that reported results are accurate and validated
  • Strong communication skills with internal and external clients

To be considered for this opportunity you must

  • Ideally Degree to/or Phd in physical chemistry or materials science of equivalent
  • Ideally 5 years at operating and using Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), SEM/EDX and FTIR instruments
  • Ability to work within a team, analytical experience and how you meet workload deadlines.
  • You will be required to deliver work to a high quality, working efficiently and within time and be able to work without supervision.
  • A positive approach to new methods, equipment and problem solving are required.
  • A number of years solving industry analytical problems within legal, manufacturing or development.

Key words: Scanning electron Microscope (SEM), Optical Microscopy, SEM/EDX, FTIR and FTIR Microscopy, chemicals analysis, materials analysis, UKAS, ISO17025,

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Posted: October 11th, 2026