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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description
Position Number:
124150Title:
Post-Doctoral AssociateFunctional Title:
Post-Doctoral AssociateCategory Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing ConApplicant Search Category:
FacultyUniversity Authorized FTE:
100Unit:
AGNR-Dean-Joint Inst for Food Safety & Applied NutritionCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
JIFSAN, a joint program of the University of Maryland and the U.S. FDA CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), is seeking a Post-Doctoral Associate to work in collaboration with scientists inside and outside the FDA on the development of methodologies in the field of NMR spectroscopy for the analysis of fluorine in complex matrices requiring a wide variety of sample preparation techniques, including, but not limited to, extractions, separations, milling, and simple chemical reactions. All of these will be performed in effort to support food safety initiatives. Additional duties will include monitoring instrument performance metrics and instrument maintenance. Written reports will be needed for intra-and inter-office communication for collaboration and coordination of research efforts. Completed research studies are expected to be presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimize NMR methods and analyses for the identification and quantification of fluorinated substances using liquid state and solid-state methodologies. (50%)
- Implement developed methods on selected samples of interest. (20%)
- Evaluate existing liquid state, 19F-NMR methods for identification and quantification of
- PFAS. (10%)
- Monitor and maintain NMR and related instrumentation and devices to ensure quality and consistency of research data. (10%)
- Prepare manuscripts and presentations. (10%)
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Chemistry or equivalent field.
- Experience with NMR and/or SSNMR and general analytical sample preparation skills.
- The incumbent must demonstrate knowledge and experience of NMR spectroscopy in both running an instrument and analysis of NMR data. An understanding of spectral interpretation of small-molecule liquid state NMR is required.
- Experience in basic NMR maintenance including cryogen fills.
- Ability to operate and maintain a safe, accident-free laboratory environment, safely and properly operate specified laboratory instruments and equipment, and troubleshoot all equipment in the chemistry laboratory.
- Full professional proficiency in English, written and spoken, is required.
Posting Date:
03/27/2023Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
04/17/2023Physical Demands
Ability to use analytical instrumentation and computers in a laboratory environment.
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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