Research Scientist, Thermocatalysis

Your mission

Advance thermocatalysis from hypothesis to proof in real-world programs

Dunia is building AI for one of the hardest unsolved problems in science: turning materials discovery from an academic, trial-and-error process into a programmable, scalable discipline.

As Research Scientist, Thermocatalysis, you will own applied thermocatalysis research tied directly to proof-of-concept (PoC) projects and customer programs. Your role is to turn hypotheses into validated results that inform decisions, models, and next steps.

This is a delivery-oriented scientific role embedded in an end-to-end discovery system.

Your tasks will include

• Own applied thermocatalysis research
• Design, execute, and iterate
• thermocatalysis
• experiments aligned with program goals
• Develop and refine experimental protocols as understanding evolves
• Ensure results are reproducible, interpretable, and decision-relevant
• Work within an AI-native discovery loop
• Collaborate closely with AI, automation, and materials teams
• Help translate experimental workflows into machine-readable representations

Provide

• experimental insight that informs model development and active learning
• Translate science into outcomes
• Analyze and interpret experimental results with an applied lens
• Communicate findings clearly to internal stakeholders and program leads
• Connect experimental outcomes to customer and PoC objectives
• Operate with rigor and discipline

Maintain

• high standards
• for lab documentation, safety, and data quality
• Contribute to continuous improvement of experimental workflows
• Stay current on relevant
• thermocatalysis
• literature and techniques
• Your profile
• PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a closely related field, wit
• h
• 3–6 years of post-PhD experience
• in appli
• ed catalysis or industrial R&D
• Strong hands-on experimental background in
• thermocatalysis
• or closely related catalytic systems
• Demonstrated experience designing, executing, and iterating experiments under real-world constraints
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams spanning chemistry, AI, and automation
• Applied, delivery-oriented mindset paired with a high bar for scientific rigor
• Clear communicator who can translate experimental results into decisions and next steps
• English fluency,
• additional
• languages preferred