Post Doctoral Research Engineer

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Job Description:

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Leidos is seeking a recent Post-Doctoral Researcher for professional support with a focus on investigating catalysts to provide economical and clean value-added fuels and/or chemicals from varied feedstocks including clean carbon feedstocks (biomass, plastics, etc.) at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, WV.

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Location: Morgantown, WV

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Utilize expertise in catalysis and characterization to generate and conduct experimental test plans, data analyses, and design and diagnostics of reactor systems.
• Utilize knowledge of and experience with characterization for catalytic reactions.
• Use knowledge with materials to design and optimize efficient reactor systems for chemical reactions.
• Conduct data analyses and characterization utilizing XRD, XPS, microscopy, FTIR, BET, and others.
• Focus on investigating novel methods for design and testing of catalyst materials including varied reactor systems.
• Collect, analyze, and report experimental data/results from experiments.
• Present ideas and results to the research team.
• Contribute to future research planning and assisting with proposals.
• Work independently and collaboratively with members of the research team to meet milestones and deliverables.
• Assist or lead efforts in writing research papers, manuscripts, and creating/ delivering conference presentations.

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in engineering, chemistry, or physics from an accredited university with experience in applied laboratory operations and analyses in a structured laboratory environment.
• Possess knowledge of and practical experience with existing and state-of-the-art design and characterization for conventional and non-conventional catalytic reactions.
• Possess extensive knowledge of the fundamental principles, theories, practices, and established methodology of engineering, chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
• Possess knowledge of and practical experience with catalyst development with a preferred background in carbon-based processes to value added products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in materials design, synthesis, and pre- and post-run characterization of catalysts.
• Experience with microwave/electromagnetic based reactors.
• Previous work history in conducting research and development in a structured laboratory environment using high-temperature pressurized systems and handling a variety of chemicals.
• Experience and/or familiarity with conducting research in a US Government National Laboratory setting where conducting safe operations is paramount.
• Demonstrated ability to author publications and to present results related to their research work.
• Familiarity with HSC Chemistry or similar and statistical software like SAS or similar.

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