Carnegie Mellon University · 1 month ago
Postdoctoral Research Associate - College of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelCarnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is seeking a Post-doctoral Researcher or Research Scientist specializing in environmental chemistry and/or nanochemistry to develop skills for a future faculty position.
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Responsibilities
Interact with an interdisciplinary research team of faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and industry collaborators on multiple environmental chemistry research project areas
Expected to assist the PI in proposal writing, student mentoring, publishing papers, exploring new research directions, and maintaining good industry-university relationships
Design and conduct experiments in one of these areas of research, prepare manuscripts and monthly research reports, and present findings at national and international professional conferences
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
PhD required
Demonstrated experience writing research proposals, mentoring graduate students, and publishing in high quality peer-reviewed journals
Experience working with real environmental samples, (e.g. soils, plants, subaquatic sediments or similar matrices)
Effective English language oral and written communication skills are required
A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered
Preferred
Strong laboratory skills and a working knowledge of other solid phase characterization methods for metals (e.g. XRD, FTIR, XPS, SEM/TEM, ICP-MS, spICP-TOF-MS) are also highly desirable
Experience performing industry-sponsored research is also desirable
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
Tuition benefits
Ample paid time off
Observed holidays
Life and accidental death and disability insurance
Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
Access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
Fitness center access
Company
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university that offers degrees in technology, arts, and various other fields.
Founded in 1900
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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