Open position for Postdoc Associate at Virginia Commonwealth University

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VCU 机械工程专业(材料方向)招收博士后一名,靠谱导师, 年薪约4万美元, 给医保。 希望申请人具有材料或者化工或者催化或者环境等方面的研究经验,有意者请与导师联系;
Wei-Ning Wang: 1point3acres.com

Job Description and Requirements

An open position for one (1) Postdoctoral Researcher is available IMMEDIATELY in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The research focus is on advanced functional materials for energy and environmental applications, including but not limited to, (photo)catalysts and luminescent materials (phosphors). Highly motivated candidates with solid training in the following fields, including but not limited to, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Solid State Physics are encouraged to apply.
Candidates with strong experimental skills in advanced functional materials synthesis (e.g., gas phase and/or wet-chemical methods, such as ALD, CVD, PVD, sol-gel, and hydrothermal) and characterization (such as TEM, SEM, EDX, AFM, XRD, XPS, BET, UV-VIS, FT-IR, Raman, DLS, and catalysis analysis) will be considered a plus. The successful candidates should have strong motivation and passion in doing research on advanced functional materials.

English proficiency: Applicants should have excellent written and oral communication skills.

Organization
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia (98 miles south of Washington, D.C.). VCU is classified as a Tier 1 research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The School of Engineering has outstanding state-of-the-art instructional and research facilities, and offers MS, PhD as well as ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Life Science Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering. MNE is the largest department at VCU's School of Engineering, with total undergraduate and graduate enrollments around 500 and 70 students, respectively. MNE currently has 24 full-time faculty members with research areas that include smart materials and sensors, robotics and mechatronics, manufacturing, computational mechanics, energy conversion systems, high temperature materials, radiation transport, flow control, thermal-hydraulics and micro/nanotechnology.

Additional Information and Application
For more information about the position, please contact Prof. Wei-Ning Wang, email: 1point3acres.com. Written applications should be sent by email and include a complete Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications, three reference letters, and a description of your research background and interests. Emails will be replied if the applicant meets all requirements.
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