Chemist – Research and Development

Chemist - Research and Development - East Houston

Kelly Scientific Resources is currently recruiting candidates for a Research and Development facility in East Houston. Qualified candidates will have a BS in Chemistry or related science, preferably with industry work experience in a petrochemical laboratory. Responsibilities of the position are as follows: Operation, maintenance, trouble-shooting of both lab-scale and pilot scale catalyst testing units. Operation, maintenance, trouble-shooting of online or offline analytical instruments for analyzing samples from catalyst testing units including SIMDIS, GC, GC-MS, elemental analyzer, and TGA. Distillation of hydrocarbon samples in glassware i.e. rotavap operation. Separation of hydrocarbon samples via various wet-chemistry methods including solvent extraction, precipitation, filtration, etc. Maintaining accurate laboratory notebook records and Excel spreadsheets. Routine calibration of all instruments, including statistical analysis for repeatability and accuracy. This is a long term contract position, Monday through Friday day shift, with pay commensurate upon level of education and experience. If you believe your skill set is a match to the above qualifications, please submit your resume for consideration. Kelly Scientific Resources® is recognized as the world leader in the scientific staffing industry. Our recruiters are scientists themselves with prior industry experience. We provide scientific staffing services on a temporary, temp to hire, and full-time basis to a broad spectrum of industries including Chemical, Oil and Gas, Environmental, Food Science, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology. KSR® has more than 100 locations in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Please visit us at http://www.kellyscientific.com to learn more. Kelly Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer