Details

Posted: 18-Oct-23

Location: Berkeley, California

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Engineering

Internal Number: 4700742

Postdoctoral Researcher - Environmental Engineering
Position overview Position title: Postdoc Employee
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t23.pdf . A reasonable estimate for this position is $72,000- $78,000 annually.
Percent time: 100% time.
Anticipated start: August 2023
Position duration: Two years with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding.
Application Window
Open date: July 29, 2023
Next review date: Friday, Nov 10, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 10, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Gadgil Lab at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking Postdoctoral Scholars aiming to gain expertise in design, maturation, and pilot testing of electrochemical water-treatment technologies, that aim to improve access to safe drinking water to rural communities. Successful applicants will play a leading role in the pilot testing of two electro-chemical technologies that have been successfully field-tested on a limited scale. The Gadgil Lab has strong expertise in developing technologies for positive societal impact, and a culture supporting directed technology innovation and related scientific curiosity. The project will be funded by the National Alliance for Water Innovation, NAWI.
The applicants will gain important research experience in moving promising laboratory and field-research findings towards novel and societally impactful technologies. This includes gaining experience in the design, fabrication, experimental characterization and testing, attention to estimated techno-economic costs and benefits. The applicants will gain experience in working with a rural community at the field site, in introducing a new technology to the community. The applicant will also gain important and close exposure to managing a relatively complex project with multidisciplinary dimensions.
Support in seeking individual fellowships at the national and international level will be offered.
Under direct supervision of, and direct interaction with, the Principal Investigator, the Postdoc Employee will:

Lead the team effort in design and construction of a water-treatment process pilot-plant at Berkeley, for arsenic removal from groundwater using a novel proven electrochemical technology. Install and test the partial automation features, and remote data collection features, of the pilot plant.

Conduct successful testing of the water treatment process of the pilot plant at Berkeley, and after successful testing, lead the effort to construct a duplicate plant in California Central Valley, and undertake trouble-shooting and successful commissioning.

Participate in operating the plant in the Central Valley for 4 months after it is commissioned. Participate in the analysis of samples, organization and interpretation of data collected from analysis of samples and collected remotely.

Writing of scientific peer reviewed papers for publication, periodic reports to funders, presenting results at select conferences with presentations and posters.

Participate in weekly meetings, in developing ideas for new technical advances, in writing proposals.

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html
Lab: https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD or equivalent international degree
• The candidate should have no more than three years of post-degree research experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (or closely related field)
• Excellent understanding of water chemistry and principles water-treatment at a graduate level (demonstrated with relevant coursework and good grades)
• Good familiarity with Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics. (demonstrated with relevant coursework and good grades)
• Extended laboratory experience conducting research in a wet-lab environment. (demonstrated with relevant wet-lab coursework or with wet-lab published research)
• Hands-on skills to construct, build, hardware (e.g., experience in Makers Lab)
• Excellent command of clear technical writing in English
• Experience of field-work based research of 6 months or longer

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter
  
• Statement of Research
  
• Writing Samples - Two 1-page samples of technical writing that are exclusively written by the applicant. These can be derived from either a section of the applicant's doctoral dissertation, or from one of their publications, so long as they have been the sole author.
  

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04040
Help contact: leisa@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04040
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