CO2 Sorbent Chemist Co-op

Location: 3021 Underhill Ave/8800 Glenlyon Pkwy Burnaby, British Columbia

Career Level: Technical Level 0

Co-op Term: May - December 2025

Who are we?

Svante is a rapidly growing clean energy technology company making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality and enabling global industries to play offense in the fight against climate change that will accelerate the global transition to a lower-carbon economy.

The growing success of our company is owed to our commitment to our people, our emphasis on our values, and our innovative technology. Passion is put into what we do every day.

Purpose of the Role:

As the CO2 Sorbent Chemist Co-op, you will engage in helping with the synthesis/functionalization of monomers which involve one or two step organic reactions. These monomers will go on to making porous polymers for humid CO2 capture. The successful completion will give some new CO2 sorbents with high performance and numerous insights towards future design.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• You are currently enrolled in a Chemistry or Material Science degree.
• You have experience in a lab.
• You have knowledge in sorption and sorbent characterization techniques using lab instruments (e.g., TGA, DSC, DVS, XRD, EDS, PSD, FTIR, Sorption units, breakthrough unit, mass spectrometer, etc.), & data analysis.

Bonus Skills and Qualifications:

• You have knowledge of routine data plotting and analysis software.

What Success looks like in this role:

• You will conduct lab work on sorbent, especially organic sorbents, development & synthesis for carbon capture application.
• You will be involved in literature searching and reading on CO2 sorbent development.
• You will conduct experimental setup and chemical purchase ordering, SDS and inventory updating.
• You will present results in written and oral form by means of technical reports, words, excel and ppt.
• You will conduct basic sorbent characterizations (FTIR, PSD, TGA, …) and analyze the data.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Pay Equity Statement

Svante believes in pay equity, fairness and transparency, and so we include a salary range within the job posting. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The actual salary offered to the final candidate is based on the salary range shown, and will vary depending on the candidate's relative experience, qualifications, and anticipated level of performance. We assess all candidates individually and strive to offer competitive and equitable compensation packages.