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Post Doctoral Fellow

University of North Carolina Charlotte
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
Oct 07, 2024
Post Doctoral Fellow
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
If you are interested, please contact Drew Syverson - [dsyverso@charlotte.edu] - with a copy of your CV along with contact information for references.
Position Information
General Information


Position Number POST40
Working Title Post Doctoral Fellow
Division Academic Affairs
Department College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col)
Work Unit Geography and Earth Sciences
Work Location The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 9201 University City Blvd Charlotte, NC 28223
Vacancy Open To All Candidates
Position Designation Post Doc
Employment Type Temporary - Full-time
Hours per week 40
Work Schedule
9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday, occasional evenings and weekends
Pay Rate Min. $47,476
Minimum Experience/Education
The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

  • A Ph.D. in Geochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental or Chemical Engineering by Fall 2024
  • Training in experimental geochemistry, analytical geochemistry, thermodynamic modeling
  • Research interest in applying geochemistry to develop the technology "orange hydrogen" as a clean alternative energy through optimization of the naturally occurring process of serpentinization.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills


Duties and Responsibilities
* Experience in experimental geochemistry, acquainted with analytical techniques such as gas chromatography, ICP-MS, and magnetic and Mossbauer spectroscopic methods.
* Experience with serpentinization processes.
* Experience with geochemical - isotope modeling techniques.

A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. In the process of further developing their own research skills, it is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant role in the performance of research at the University and augment the role of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and it is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage experiences outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs' aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the role of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees.

Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:

* the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
* the appointment is temporary;
* the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
* the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career;
* the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
* the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Other Work/Responsibilities
Necessary Licenses or Certifications
Proposed Hire Date 09/16/2024
Expected Length of Assignment 2 year
Posting Open Date 08/19/2024
Posting Close Date 10/15/2024
Special Notes to Applicants
If you are interested, please contact Drew Syverson - [dsyverso@charlotte.edu] - with a copy of your CV along with contact information for references.

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Applicant Documents
Required Documents

  1. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
  2. Resume / Curriculum Vitae
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Writing Sample


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