Postdoctoral Researcher - Gu research group

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Researcher - Gu research group.

Position Details

Location Hattiesburg

118 College Drive

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001

United States

Division Polymer Science and Engineering

Position Type Staff

Employment Status Full Time

Grant Funded Yes

Pay Grade

Posting Close Date 11/1/2024

Job Summary:

This job aims to hire a synthetic chemist who will primary synthesis deuterated monomer and polymer in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He or she will coordinate research activities, research personnel, laboratory activities, communications with research sponsors, data analysis, and written and oral dissemination of research results. He or she will aid professors in managing research activities and reporting to funding organizations. This candidate will extensively interact with scientists at the Oak Ridge National laboratory, particularly with the deuteration center at the ORNL. This post-doc will frequently travel to ORNL to work on joint projects.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support directly funded research programs, morphology characterization, device fabrication, and engineering efforts.

• Prepare publications, proposals, documents, and reports.

• Train and supervise graduate student researchers. Aid in managing graduate student research activities in the group to discuss their progress and their research effort for major sponsored projects. Help each person set priorities for their current work and the future of their work and provide technical information, support, and direction.

• Travel to user facilities, national labs, and visits to and from sponsors.

  Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or closely related discipline with extensive materials characterization experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Either knowledgeable on the synthesis of the deuterated monomer and polymers.

• Self-motivated and capable of working collaboratively in a team environment with scientists and engineers representing a variety of different backgrounds, skills, and experience levels.

• The ability to think independently, work well with others, present unbiased evaluations of data and other information in technically complex situations, and technical writing and presentation skills for both scientific and non-scientific personnel are critical.

• A strong record of publication in peer-reviewed publications is required.

• The candidate will need the ability to travel to national laboratory.

• The candidate should also be knowledgeable of various tools for modeling scattering results.

  Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in one or more of the following experimental techniques would be strongly preferred: neutron or X-ray scattering on polymeric materials in solution, device fabrication for organic electronics, and deuteration of polymer.

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