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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description
Position Number:
124151Title:
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 participate in applied regulatory research for analytical method development and the validation of analytical methods for quantifying per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in FDA regulated products. Incumbent will collaboratively design experiments, prepare samples, and analyze them using mass spectrometry to detect and quantify PFAS in FDA regulated products. Data analysis, appropriate for quantitative and qualitative detection of PFAS analytes, will be performed using tools available. Reports will be written to facilitate communication with management. Additional duties will include monitoring instrument performance metrics in lab quality assurance and control
programs, as well as providing routine instrument maintenance and calibration service. Completed
research studies are expected to be published in peer-reviewed journals.
programs, as well as providing routine instrument maintenance and calibration service. Completed
research studies are expected to be published in peer-reviewed journals.
Responsibilities:
- Perform non-targeted mass spectrometric methods for the determination of unknown PFAS in food and feed extracts. (65%)
- Investigate modifications to sample preparation methods that could provide lower method detection limits. (25%)
- Present data at meetings and publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals. (10%)
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Chemistry or equivalent field.
- Three years of experience in the application of mass spectrometry methods, preferably with experience in developing non-targeted mass spectrometry methods.
- Demonstrable broad and extensive knowledge of mass spectrometry instrumentation and the use of software for the identification of PFAS of both targeted and nontargeted data.
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.
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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