AGILE Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow

University of North Carolina

  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • $60,000-65,000 per year
  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • 30 days ago
We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate to join our interdisciplinary team seeking to develop next generation dialysis systems. The successful candidate will perform research on the materials characterization and testing of membranes for dialysis, including development, fabrication, and optimization of dialysis testing systems. The postdoctoral researcher will work under the guidance of Professors Theo Dingemans (polymer chemist, Applied Physical Sciences), Orlando Coronell (membrane engineer, Environmental Sciences and Engineering), and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury (Nephrologist, School of Medicine).The individual hired into this position will be a member of the Institute for Convergent Science (ICS) Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow Program (https://convergent.unc.edu/) and will have the opportunity to participate in professional development activities such as performing customer discovery, market research and patent landscaping and supporting proposal development projects. There is flexibility to tailor the experience to the career goals of the fellow, depending on availability of suitable initiatives.This fellowship offers unique training in translational science while also developing commercialization and project leadership skills. Fellows are also encouraged to participate in existing experiential training programs including the UNC Venture Catalyst Program and the I-Corps program. Fellows will have access to UNC CareerWell courses (including Market Research, Team Collaboration, Technology Commercialization Fundamentals, Applied Project Management) offered by The Graduate School. The fellow will also have access to mentoring from KickStart Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and its advisory network and is invited to participate in KickStart events and workshops.
Minimum Education and Experience RequirementsPh.D. in biomedical, mechanical, chemical, environmental, civil engineering, applied physics, materials science, or a closely related field.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and ExperiencePh.D. in biomedical, mechanical, chemical, environmental, civil engineering, applied physics, materials science, or a closely related field.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and ExperienceExperience with membrane technologies, broadly speaking, or testing of other separation technologies of materials is preferred. An established record of research productivity is desired. Experience in the development and/or synthesis of novel membranes will be seen favorably.
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Equal Opportunity Employer StatementThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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