BS or MS Chemical Engineer for advanced polymer filtration membranes
About the role
A BS or MS Chemical Engineer is needed for advanced polymer filtration membranes research. The position is open to U.S. citizens only.
Responsibilities
- Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel materials for tuned optical control or membrane filtration.
- Research in covalent organic frameworks, filtration, absorbance, or controlled optical properties.
- Collaboration with ARL Advisor Emil Sandoz-Rosado.
Requirements
- PhD in chemical engineering, chemistry, or materials science.
- Experience with filtration or controlling optical response of materials.
- Coursework in organic chemistry is desired but not required.
Qualifications
- Doctoral graduates or candidates expecting to graduate with a PhD in science and engineering disciplines for research positions.
- Experience with filtration or controlling optical response of materials is beneficial but not required.
- Experience handling chemicals is desired.
- Coursework in organic chemistry is desired but not required.
Skills
- Experience with filtration or energy storage applications is beneficial but not required.
Benefits
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree received within the last 6 months or currently pursuing.
- Academic Level(s): Bachelor’s Degree (Journeyman Fellow) or Master’s Degree (Journeyman Fellow).
- Discipline(s): Chemistry and Materials Sciences (12 ), Communications and Graphics Design (2 ), Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (17 ), Earth and Geosciences (21 ), Engineering (29 ), Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 ), Life Health and Medical Sciences (51 ), Mathematics and Statistics (11 ), Physics (16 ), Science & Engineering-related (2 ), Social and Behavioral Sciences (29 )
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Contact
For questions about this opportunity, please email ARLFellowship@orau.org.
About Army Research Directorate (ARD)
ARL’s Army Research Directorate (ARD) focuses on exploiting concept development, discovery, technology development, and transition of the most promising disruptive science and technology to deliver to the Army fundamentally advantageous science-based capabilities through laboratory’s 11 research competencies. This intramural research directorate also manages the laboratory’s essential research programs, which are flagship research efforts focused on delivering defined outcomes.
About Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP)
The Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP) is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. Scientists and Engineers at the CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL) help shape and execute the Army's program for meeting the challenge of developing technologies that will support Army forces in meeting future operational needs by pursuing scientific research and technological developments in diverse fields such as: applied mathematics, atmospheric characterization, simulation and human modeling, digital/optical signal processing, nanotechnology, material science and technology, multifunctional technology, combustion processes, propulsion and flight physics, communication and networking, and computational and information sciences.
About Science of Extreme Materials (SEM)
Materials and related manufacturing methods focusing on mechanical response and performance extremes, including active, adaptive, and flexible/soft materials; novel manufacturing science for energetic materials.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted in Zintellect.
How to Apply
To apply, visit ORAU’s website and follow the application instructions.