Research Jobs at the University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America

Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate under the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

About the University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a public research university in Tucson, Arizona. It is the first university in the state of Arizona. In overall, the university offers hundreds of degree program under the 19 academic faculties. As of 2017, the current enrollment of the University of Arizona is 44,831. Furthermore, the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings rated the University of Arizona 161st in the world and the 2017/18 QS World University Rankings ranked it 230th.  The University of Arizona is one of the elected members of the Association of American Universities (an organization of North America’s premier research institutions) and is the only representative from the state of Arizona to this group

Roles and responsibilities

In particular, the research associate will do the following duties under the command and supervision of Dr. Adam Printz.

• Design and conduct research on projects that align with the group’s research goals as stated under the position summary. Similarly, assist the PI in preparing papers,  presentations, and proposals.
• Publish manuscripts and present results at  conferences.
• Setup and optimization of new equipment as necessary as well as train/mentor graduate and undergraduate students. Also, help to ensure that a culture of safety and collaborative research is instilled in the research group.
• In addition to that, other duties assigned by the department.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, physics or related field.
• Excellent communication skills. In addition to that,  exceptional organizational and teamwork skills.
• Must be self-motivated and work independently to complete work assignments.