Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Chemistry Division (http://www.bnl.gov/chemistry) of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL, http://www.bnl.gov) seeks postdoctoral Research Associates to join the DOE-funded Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE), a Fuels from Sunlight Center led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). In addition to BNL, CHASE includes collaborators at Princeton University, North Carolina State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.

Initial 2-year term appointment subject to renewal contingent on performance and funding.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The successful candidate will conduct basic research as part of the CHASE team with a specific focus on (i) efficient coupling of semiconductor light absorption to molecular catalysis; (ii) the control of molecular catalysis by tuning of the microenvironment at the interface; and (iii) coupling of multiple molecular catalysts through cascade catalysis to generate liquid fuels from carbon dioxide. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a team of scientists from the AP group and other CHASE institutions.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A PhD degree in Chemistry, Materials Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Synthesis/characterization of organic compounds, inorganic, and organometallic coordination complexes.
• Homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysis of small molecule activation.
• Electrochemistry applied to mechanistic and kinetic studies in solution and at interfaces.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Time-resolved spectroscopies such as UV/Vis transient absorption (TA), time-resolved infrared (TRIR), and time-resolved resonance Raman (TR3).
• Synchrotron-based techniques (XAS, XPS, XRD, RIXS) for molecular and heterogeneous catalysts, including in-situ and in-operando methods.
• Experience in mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions is a plus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $82,000- $85,00 / year. You will be placed at the level and salary commensurate with your experience.  Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.
• BNL policy requires that after obtaining a PhD, eligible candidates for research associate appointments may not exceed a combined total of 5 years of relevant work experience as a post-doc and/or in an R&D position, excluding time associated with family planning, military service, illness or other life-changing events.
• Candidates must have received a Ph.D. by the commencement of employment.  

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