Postdoctoral Research Associate

Position Highlights

The Chorover laboratory seeks a full-time postdoctoral scholar to support on a Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP) project focusing on the use of engineered colloidal polymeric sorbents for the remedial uptake and retention of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in porous geomedia.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

The postdoctoral scholar will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• organic synthesis of colloidal polymers
• column experiments to measure the reactive transport and adhesion of colloidal polymers in sand media representative of aquifer solids
• column and batch experiments to quantify the uptake of various PFAS species
• data analysis
• manuscript writing
• graduate student mentoring

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a Ph.D. in environmental science, soil science, chemistry, hydrology, or a related field upon hire.
• Demonstrated capabilities for conducting bench-scale environmental chemistry experiments.
• Prior experience with liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods for analysis of various PFAS species.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in conducting highly precise solute transport experiments for porous media at bench scale.
• Prior experience with multiple reaction monitoring experiments using LC-MS/MS.

FLSAExemptFull Time/Part TimeFull TimeNumber of Hours Worked per Week40Job FTE1.0Work CalendarFiscalJob CategoryResearchBenefits EligibleYes - Full BenefitsRate of PayNIH Salary Guidelines, Depends on ExperienceCompensation Typesalary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)Type of criminal background check required:Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)Number of Vacancies1Target Hire Date7/1/2026Expected End DateContact Information for CandidatesDr. Jon Chorover

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