FDA Fellowship: Nanostructure Study of Buprenorphine Films

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) offers a research opportunity with the FDA, CDER, stationed in St. Louis, Missouri. The program emphasizes advanced materials characterization of pharmaceutical films, using AFM-IR, SEM, Raman, and chemometrics, with a focus on regulatory science and data analysis.

The appointment is full-time and stipend-based. The learning objectives include cross-disciplinary training, data workflows, and scientific communication tailored to

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field completed within the last 60 months.
• Strong background in pharmaceutical materials and advanced imaging techniques.
• Experience with chemometrics and multivariate data analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in advanced characterization of pharmaceutical materials using microscopy, spectroscopy, and chemical imaging.
• Gain hands-on experience with SEM, cryo-SEM, and Raman imaging, including sample prep and data interpretation.
• Apply nanoscale characterization to study local chemical composition and polymer-drug interactions.

Skills

Advanced materials characterization

Analytical chemistry

Chemometrics

AFM-IR/nanoIR

SEM/Raman imaging

Scientific communication

Education

Doctoral degree in Chemistry/Materials Science

Tools

AFM-IR/nanoIR

SEM

Raman spectroscopy

Cryo-SEM

Job description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) offers a research opportunity with the FDA, CDER, stationed in St. Louis, Missouri. The program emphasizes advanced materials characterization of pharmaceutical films, using AFM-IR, SEM, Raman, and chemometrics, with a focus on regulatory science and data analysis.

The appointment is full-time and stipend-based. The learning objectives include cross-disciplinary training, data workflows, and scientific communication tailored to