Battelle-Korea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Battelle, was formed in Seoul, Korea, in January 2006, to bring highly respected research and development expertise, results-oriented laboratory management, leading-edge intellectual property portfolios, and research independence and objectivity to our highly-valued Korean customers and partners. Battelle-Korea is committed to developing innovative products, solving difficult technical problems, and leveraging R&D results in the areas of biotechnology, advanced materials, energy solutions, and world-class laboratory management to create profitable commercial outcomes and enable prudent science and technology governance. (www.battelle-korea.com)

Battelle, the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development organization since 1929 with 20,400 employees in more than 130 cities worldwide headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, in the U.S.A., provides innovative solutions to the world’s greatest challenges and opportunities. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. (www.battelle.org)

Battelle-Korea has an exciting opportunity for a Researcher with the following responsibilities and qualifications:

Primary Responsibilities
• Conduct Polymerization reactions to produce novel materials.
• Derivatized monomer compounds.
• Synthesize materials required for our developing.
• Investigations on polymer processing (thin film application, especially conducting polymer property improvement for its application).
• Expected to carry out reactions in organic chemistry in multi- disciplinary areas.
• Characterization and ability to use computational modeling tools to study structure-property relationships in polymers.
• Additional responsibilities of formulating research plans, managing research programs, and interacting with external partners and clients.

Minimum Requirements:
 M.S. or Ph.D., degree in Organic chemistry with preferred focus on Polymer science, or minimum three to five years experience in the related area.
 Disciplined in Polymer/Organic Science.
 Responsible for creating new Polymers and Polymer Structures that support efforts leading the developing of novel technologies.
 Conducting scientific investigations on Polymer/Surface/Organic Chemistry.
 The candidate who has experience in conducting polymer synthesis, characterization, polymer processing is preferred.
 Well-developed interpersonal skills as well as ability to work independently.
 Good oral and written communication skills in Korean and English.

Battelle-Korea has a new state-of-art laboratory and offers a competitive benefit package.

Qualified candidates should apply on-line at:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BATTELLE&cws=1&rid=85

Thank you for your interest in working for Battelle-Korea.