Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description
Position Number:
123883Title:
Post-Doctoral AssociateFunctional Title:
Post-Doctoral AssociateCategory Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing ConApplicant Search Category:
FacultyUniversity Authorized FTE:
100Unit:
ENGR-Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
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The University reserves the right to rescind offers of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.
Offers are contingent on providing proof of employment eligibility in the United States no more than 3 days after the initial start date. If this proof is not provided within this timeframe, the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated.
The University reserves the right to rescind offers of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.
Offers are contingent on providing proof of employment eligibility in the United States no more than 3 days after the initial start date. If this proof is not provided within this timeframe, the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate who will take a leading technical role in an exciting project funded by DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop carbon molecular sieve (CMS) hollow fiber membranes for alkane dehydrogenation membrane reactors. The position will be in Professor Chen Zhang’s research group in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland.
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, preparing our students to create innovations that will addressthe 21st century Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) and improvethe human condition. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming theengineeringdiscipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research andlearning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, preparing our students to create innovations that will addressthe 21st century Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) and improvethe human condition. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming theengineeringdiscipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research andlearning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
- Background in experimental membrane research.
- Experience in polymer membrane fabrication and membrane gas permeation measurements.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
Preferences:
- Strong publication record in membrane development.
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in the following areas: fabrication and testing of CMS films or CMS hollow fiber membranes, spinning of polymer hollow fiber membranes, construction of hollow fiber membrane separators, polymer synthesis.
- Knowledge in reaction engineering to effectively communicate with collaborators from a heterogenous catalysis and reaction engineering group.
Posting Date:
09/09/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
11/01/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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