Scientist (Applied Chemistry)

CBN Nano Technologies is a sister company of Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited (CBN), a Canadian-owned, Ottawa-based, globally focused company that designs and builds high-tech secure solutions for government identification, currency and lottery markets worldwide.

CBN Nano Technologies’ mission is to become the first in the world to commercialize technology that manufactures products at the atomic level—in other words, using the smallest building blocks of our physical world. Fabricating products with every atom in the right place will revolutionize manufacturing and has specific applications in CBN’s core business through the development of new nanoscale fraud-proof security features. It will also have potential applications in advanced health care treatments, reducing pollution, building high-performance computing capabilities and producing super-efficient solar energy.

Internal Job Title: Scientist

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Job Location: Ottawa, ON (975 Gladstone Ave.)

Work Model: Hybrid

Job Status : Existing Vacancy

Position Summary

As an organic chemist you will help develop and synthesize our multifunctional organic nanomaterials. This role will collaborate closely with our surface science and computational chemistry teams to improve the performance of our target molecules.

Responsibilities

Design, optimize, and troubleshoot multistep synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds.; Characterize, isolate, and purify sensitive target compounds.; Coordinate with chemistry lab members to keep lab fully operational.; Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team to design new synthetic targets.; Contribute chemical expertise to surface science projects.

Requirements

Legally eligible to work in Canada.; Fluent in English (speak, read, write).; PhD degree in chemistry with a focus on multistep organic synthesis.; Expertise in physical chemistry and mechanistic investigations.; Laboratory skills including Schlenk and glovebox techniques, ability to execute air and water sensitive chemical reactions, ability to isolate volatile reaction products, and the ability to work on milligram to multigram scale reactions, structural confirmation by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, interpretation of LC-MS data, High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) operation, recrystallization, preparative chromatographic separations.; Critical thinking skills (analysis, problem-solving); Interpersonal skills (communication, relationship building, teamwork and collaboration); Organization and time management skills; Self-directed; Growth mindset

Nice to have

Experience in main group chemistry, previous experience synthesizing boron, nitrogen, or phosphorous containing compounds is desirable.; Knowledge of electrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry, and redox reactions.; Experience operating analytical instruments (e.g., XPS, FTIR, HPLC-MS, NMR).; Proven record of expertise in other physical chemistry or materials chemistry techniques (surface science, photochemistry, etc.) is also highly desirable.; Knowledge of UHV systems and SPM techniques.