Application call for Visiting Research Fellowship at Southern Illinois University

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center is seeking an eligible candidate for the Visiting Research Fellowship Program. Graduates of the Research Fellowship Program will be qualified to work in the biofuels, pharmaceuticals, refining, brewing, and chemical companies. Originally funded through an appropriation from the State of Illinois to NCERC at SIUE, the Fellowship program is intended to provide training and hands-on experience to prepare the next generation of engineers and scientists for work in mid- to high- skill jobs in the bioeconomy.

Role

The Fellow will provide specialized skills and knowledge to be applied to research projects, including contractual, grant-funded, and self-initiated projects at the Center. The Fellow will gain experience through hands-on assignments in the following categories:

• Process control and programming.
• Project design and implementation.
• Instrumentation and electronics coding and maintenance.
• Revising and developing SOPs and SOCs.
• Troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Communications with internal, interdisciplinary teams as well as private clients and stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing cost, scheduling, and procurement research for projects.

Eligibility

This Visiting Research Fellowship at Southern Illinois University is for recent graduates of a bachelor’s or master’s program in a STEM field.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (commonly abbreviated as SIUE), is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. The majority of SIUE’s students are from Illinois, with out-of-state and international students accounting for 18% of enrollment. The university offers numerous extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, student clubs, and organizations, as well as fraternities and sororities. The university has more than 101,000 alumni.