Job Description

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

This Company is seeking a Porous Materials Specialist to join the Carbon Management Division of the Research & Development Center (R&DC) which is responsible for the development and deployment of cost-effective CO2 capture and conversion technologies. The Porous Materials Specialist\'s primary role is to advance the development of materials for CO2 capture and CO2 conversion, through in-house synthesis and advanced performance characterization; as well as evaluating available technologies in the field of carbon management.

Responsibilities:

• Synthesize and develop porous adsorbents for CO2 capture and separation.
• Characterize materials using various analytical techniques to analyze structural features, gas sorption capacities, adsorption kinetics, and thermal and chemical stability.
• Collaborate with materials chemists, AI/ML developers, and process engineers to develop and scale-up carbon management technologies.
• Develop in-house analytical methods for porous materials synthesis and non-routine tests to meet customer needs.
• Use project management tools to set work objectives, define experimental scope, and execute projects towards sound technical solutions.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure proper execution and timely delivery of milestones related to carbon management projects.
• Establish collaborations with industrial partners and academic research groups in the field of carbon management, especially adsorption and conversion technologies.

• Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• PhD degree in Materials Chemistry with a specialization in sorbents synthesis
• 10+ years of experience in Reticular Chemistry and the synthesis of organic ligands and porous adsorbents
• Demonstrated success in research and material development, as well as scale-up of gas separation and conversion applications
• Strong hands-on experience and expertise in the performance characterization of porous adsorbents for gas capture and separation applications
• Ability to establish scientific and technical credibility, including a record of publications and/or patents
• Knowledge of CO2 capture and conversion processes

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