The Emerging Contaminants Research Laboratory (ECRL) in the John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology is seeking a motivated MS or PhD student to work under the guidance of Dr. Arjun Venkatesan starting Fall 2024 or Spring 2025. The potential candidate will work on the following projects:
(i) Fate & transport of emerging contaminants like PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, and pesticides.
(ii) Wastewater surveillance of human metabolites of environmental contaminants.
The ideal candidate will have a background in environmental (analytical) chemistry, environmental/chemical engineering, or related field. Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience with emerging contaminants and/or the use of analytical instruments such as liquid/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Interested candidates are requested to provide a cover letter describing their previous research experiences and career objectives, their CV (including GRE and TOEFL scores as applicable), and the names of at least two references, as a single PDF file to arjun.venkatesan@njit.edu.
NJIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has been providing quality education for nearly 90 years. Its graduates are leaders in industry, government and military enterprises throughout New Jersey and across the nation. The teaching program is enriched by advanced research programs in environmental engineering and science, building sciences and materials, and transportation. NJIT was recently Ranked No. 2 Public University in the U.S. by Wall Street Journal.
Department Website: https://civil.njit.edu/
Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/ecrl-njit/)