Catalysis Scientist

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) seeks applicants for a senior research scientist to lead the High-Throughput Experimentation in Catalysis Core Laboratory (HiTEC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). HiTEC provides instrumentation for thermal, photochemical, and electrochemical reaction setup and product analysis. Instrumentation includes inert-atmosphere gloveboxes, high-pressure gas manifolds, parallel reactors, evaporators, gas chromatographs, and mass spectrometers. The position will provide technical oversight and management of the core laboratory, including financial management, supplies purchases, routine maintenance, protocol development and optimization, and user training. This position will support and advise scholarship and scientific research efforts, including reaction design and analysis.

Requirements

• A minimum of five years of laboratory experience in catalysis and analytical methods (including gas chromatography and mass spectrometry).
• Experience in laboratory and instrumentation maintenance.
• Experience in safety and chemical hygiene.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with electrochemical methods.
• Experience with photoelectrochemical methods.
• Experience with high-pressure reactors.
• Experience mentoring junior researchers.
• Laboratory management experience.
• Commitment to establishing and maintaining laboratory best practices, including safety, chemical hygiene, waste handling, and maintenance of detailed laboratory records.
• Highly organized.
• Enjoy working collaboratively.
• Bring creative ideas to improving reaction discovery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and management of the core laboratory.
• Manage financial aspects of the core laboratory.
• Oversee supplies purchases.
• Perform routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Develop and optimize protocols.
• Train users on laboratory equipment and procedures.
• Support and advise scholarship and scientific research efforts, including reaction design and analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed