A postdoctoral associate position is immediately available in the Water Quality Engineering Lab in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL). The selected candidate will work in a two-year research project to start up, operate, and demonstrate a novel residential scale electrohydromodulation reactor for treating septic tank effluent and recovering nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients as fertilizer.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, or related field. Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment is required. Principal qualifications include:
1) Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in physical-chemical water treatment and ability in electrochemistry; and
2) Experience and ability in the use of tools.
Experience in conducting field-scale water treatment experiments and in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students is desirable.
Initial appointment will be one year. Employment extension depends on performance and availability of funds (the overall appointment length can be 2 years). Review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit applications to both Dr. James Englehardt (jenglehardt@miami.edu) and Dr. Yang Deng (dengy@montclair.edu). The application should include cover letter, CV, contact information for three references, and a representative publication.