Post Doctoral Fellow - Civil Engineering - (496198 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. offers a postdoctoral associate position in Dr. Rifai's Group at the University of Houston focusing on environmental fate and transport research. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in relevant fields.

Responsibilities include evaluating project results, recommending procedural changes, and may involve overseeing research equipment and personnel. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline.
• No experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Receives and reviews progress of experiments or projects.
• Recommends changes in research procedures.
• May operate complex research equipment.
• May evaluate effectiveness of personnel.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to collaborate

Education

Ph.D. in environmental engineering/water resources, chemical engineering, or related science fields

Job description

Overview

Department: CivilEngineering Salary: Commensurate withExperience/Education

Description

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge inarea of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allowfor completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization.Develops leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimentalprocedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complexpiece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects undercontrol.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levelsonly in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

A postdoctoral associate position is available in Dr. Rifai’s Groupat the University of Houston for multiple funded projects. The research projects target environmental fate and transport in theenvironment via laboratory experiments and field monitoring andmodeling. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in environmentalengineering/water resources, chemical engineering, or relatedscience fields including biology. Strong communication skills andability to work both independently and in a collaborativeenvironment are required.

Qualifications (MQ)

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advancedprofessional discipline or the highest level of general businessknowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directlyjob-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in arecognized field of specialization that is directly related to thetype of work being performed. No experience is required.

Compliance & Equal Opportunity

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.