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A Specialist Graduate Marker marks candidate scripts and/or items. A level of subject specificknowledge is necessary in order to apply the mark scheme. Each Specialist Graduate Markerreceives an agreed allocation of items.Responsibilities include:- To mark accurately and consistently to ensure overall standards are maintained- To submit samples to your Team Leader at designated times- To ensure milestones for marking are adhered to- To ensure all administration is completed as specifiedCompetencies required:- You will have the ability to work well under pressure.- You will have the ability to meet deadlines.

- I was part of a multi-discipline, multi-institution team aiming to develop dual circuit flow batteries for hydrogen and value-added chemical production.- I developed new methods for the mediated synthesis of isocyanides under aqueous conditions, generated internal & external reports, and presented our findings to academic and industrial stakeholders in the consortium.- As the most senior researcher, I was responsible for ensuring that Risk and COSHH Assessments were undertaken, keeping record of Health & Safety training for all lab members, and general lab & equipment maintenance.

Medway, Uk

- I worked as part of a team developing electrochemical methods for the synthesis of diazo compounds from hydrazones and investigating their subsequent photochemical reactivity. - I managed and supported a team of junior researchers as we established a new electrochemical fluorination protocol. As project lead, I ensured that the project was kept to time, high standards were met, and scope was explored systematically. - I trained new members of the group in electrochemistry, flow chemistry, general synthetic skills, and the practical aspects of compound characterisation, in addition to delivering health & safety inductions.

Medway, United Kingdom

- I was responsible for investigating the electrochemical generation of oxygen- and nitrogen-centred radicals from carboxylic acid precursors, and general laboratory management.- I was tasked with generating manuscripts for publication, dissemination through poster and oral presentations at national conferences, and general laboratory management.- I ran problem-solving and literature review sessions for the organic research teams, in collaboration with other postdoctoral researchers, and taught junior students basic organometallic chemistry concepts.

- I was tasked with the synthesis of air- and moisture-sensitive transition metal cyaphide complexes, their characterisation, and investigating their electronic structure experimentally and computationally.- I was responsible for continuous improvement of myself and the project, delivering results within allotted timeframes, & communicating results to my supervisor and peers (internal & external).- I managed the group and wider laboratory with other senior PhD students, including purchasing consumables, waste management, equipment maintenance, and training & supervising undergraduate research students.

- Teaching and supervision of first and second year undergraduates in the teaching laboratory, with a primary focus of anaerobic synthesis

United Kingdom

- I was tasked with assisting biomedical scientists in the highly regulated NHS Blood Sciences department, including the processing of biological samples for tracking and automated analysis.- I was responsible for the processing of urgent samples (1 hour turnaround time) from acute units, and out of hours ward samples (4-hour turnaround time), ensuring that targets were met, high standards were maintained, and remaining calm in a high-pressure environment.- I trained placement students and new staff in urgent and routine sample processing, data entry, sample reception, and general laboratory upkeep.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Organometallic Chemistry

Thesis Title: Transition Metal Cyaphides - Synthesis, Reactivity, and Electrochemistry - I led a project tasked with the synthesis.

Mchem. (Hons), Chemistry, First Class

Activities and Societies: Ballroom & Latin Classes (2012-2015), Ballroom & Latin Society Committee Member (2014-2015), C60 Chemical.

International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate Diploma: Studying English Literature, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geography, French, Physics

Education record

10 Subjects Grade A, 4.5 Subjects Grade B