Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholars
We recently recruited for these positions:
Postdoctoral Scholar in Biomaterials and Biotechnology
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department: Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Description:
The Department of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering at the University of New Hampshire is looking for a Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar for a two-year appointment in the broad areas of biomaterials and biotechnology. The scholar is expected to develop an independent research program with opportunities to collaborate with faculty in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research (CIBBR), and Bio-Inspired On-demand Strategies for Engineering Nanostructured Sensors (BIO-SENS). They will build on and complement the current research strengths within the department in areas of biomaterials, biomedical engineering, biophysics, bioelectronics, tissue engineering, drug delivery, biosensors, biomolecular modeling, and synthetic biology.
The postdoctoral scholar will be mentored by a senior faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering and may choose additional faculty to co-mentor them. Eligible applicants will have completed a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or Bioengineering or a related field. They will receive a travel budget and professional development opportunities such as research and engagement academy, writing academy, as well as early career faculty workshops. They will engage in departmental activities and faculty meetings, submit research grant proposals, secure funding, present at national and international conferences, and publish in high impact journals. The scholar will be expected to teach one senior elective / graduate course per year in the bioengineering field.
The University of New Hampshire actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups. The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
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Office of Engagement and Faculty Development
University of New Hampshire
Thompson Hall ∙Durham, NH 03824
Leslie Couse, Executive Director
Leslie.Couse@UNH.edu
603‐862‐5055
Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemical Sciences
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department: Chemistry
Description:
The Department of Chemistry at the University of New Hampshire seeks outstanding applicants for a postdoctoral position that is designed to provide professional development for future faculty in the chemical sciences. The area of expertise is open to all specialties across the traditional subdisciplines of chemistry. Candidates with research interests related to Chemical Biology, Energy Science and Sustainability, Polymer and Materials Chemistry, and Chemistry Education Research are particularly encouraged to apply.
This position differs from a traditional postdoctoral appointment in the chemical sciences in that rather than focusing solely on research under a single PI, the successful candidate will be mentored or co-mentored by current chemistry faculty of the candidates choosing and provided with training and development geared directly toward future faculty members. The candidate will be given opportunities to co-advise graduate and undergraduate students in support of their own independent research portfolio, publish papers as corresponding or co-corresponding author, submit and manage research grants as principal or co-principal investigator, and develop a teaching portfolio consistent with their expertise and interests (the expectation being one course annually). Further college and university wide professional development workshops and academies, targeted at early career scientists and faculty, are also available, and participation in these programs will be encouraged.
The Chemistry Department is committed to the success and development of the candidate. We look forward to welcoming an outstanding scientist into our community, fully integrating them into the decision-making structure of the department and providing them with consistent feedback and support in their professional development. Our intention is that at the conclusion of this fellowship, candidates will have not only grown as capable researchers, but will have also experienced the transition from researcher to principal investigator. Thus, they will be uniquely prepared for an academic position relative to other postdocs in their cohort.
The University of New Hampshire is a Land, Sea, and Space Grant research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. Student enrollment consists of 13,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.
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Office of Engagement and Faculty Development
University of New Hampshire
Thompson Hall ∙Durham, NH 03824
Leslie Couse, Executive Director
Leslie.Couse@UNH.edu
603‐862‐5055
Postdoctoral Scholar in Innovative Environmental Pollution Controls
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS)
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Description:
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar in the broad field of Innovative Environmental Pollution Controls as part of the strategic initiatives in Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Communities. The Postdoctoral Scholar will collaborate with and be mentored by current faculty in the ABET-accredited Environmental Engineering program to (1) pursue independent research in areas of environmental engineering complimentary to the department, (2) engage in workshops on scholarly writing, teaching, and learning, and research initiative development, participate in monthly cohort meetings, and (3) participate in department activities including governance and undergraduate education. We seek candidates who can enhance diversity in our undergraduate and graduate programs through research and teaching and can work in a team environment in one or more of the following emphasis areas:
Emerging Contaminants to address pressing research needs in the characterization of emerging and legacy contaminants in engineered and natural systems, including drinking water, surface water, groundwater, soils, and/or residuals. The focus could be the identification, understanding, and modeling the transformation, fate, capture, and mitigation of these contaminants (Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within or at the interface of engineered-natural systems.
Equitable Water Solutions to support the pressing need to deliver safe drinking water through novel and unbiased technologies, decision-making tools, and projections (quantity, economic) with the consideration of social justice, environmental sustainability, and system resilience. The focus could be advanced technologies or materials for water treatment, disinfection, or reuse; water distribution, transportation, and storage; the safety and resilience of water supply; innovative water supply schemes, including point-of-use and point-of-entry systems; inequalities in the allocation of water resources, or equitable watershed management and planning.
Water Reuse and Resource Recovery to address pressing research needs on advanced technologies for the treatment, reuse, or recovery of water, nutrients, or energy resources from wastewater.
Faculty within CEE work collaboratively with other UNH units in the areas of water, climate change, environmental genomics, and sustainability including Earth Sciences, Ocean Engineering, Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space, Natural Resources, Hubbard Center for Genomic Studies, Paul College, the UNH SMSOE, The Carsey School, and the NH EPSCoR Program. CEE faculty will serve as mentors for acquiring and managing funding through the NSF, EPA, DOE, NHDOT, NHDES, NHHHS, NOAA, and private foundations. The Postdoctoral Scholar would bring much needed skills relevant to current funding opportunities and find a rich research environment for her/his/their success by joining in these collaborations.
The University of New Hampshire actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
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Office of Engagement and Faculty Development
University of New Hampshire
Thompson Hall ∙Durham, NH 03824
Leslie Couse, Executive Director
Leslie.Couse@UNH.edu
603‐862‐5055
Postdoctoral Scholar in Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure under Changing Climate
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Description:
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) seeks to fill a Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar position in conducting research that fosters infrastructure and community sustainability and resiliency. The ideal candidate will apply interdisciplinary infrastructure systems modeling, data science, and social and behavioral sciences approaches in tackling the problems related to climate resilience, infrastructure systems/regional planning, cold region engineering, environmental sustainability, and social justice, with considerations of the dynamics within and across the built and natural systems. The successful candidate will work within the CEE department collaborating with researchers in multiple departments, the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, the Sustainability Institute, and the University Center of Infrastructure Resilience to Climate (UCIRC).
Through a partnership with the Sustainability Institute, the Scholar will have the opportunity to work with a community of researchers, teachers, students, and practitioners across campus and community engaged networks in the state and region. UNH is home to the oldest endowed, university-wide sustainability program in US higher education, established in 1997 through a generous gift by a visionary UNH alum. Today UNH enjoys national (and international) leadership in higher education in the field of sustainability, a result of over two decades of work by many faculty, staff, and students.
In addition, UNH faculty and students have led state-of-the-art research on the areas of coastal and cold region infrastructure. This includes marine structural systems, renewable and sustainable energy systems, transportation infrastructure design, Arctic infrastructure resilience, engineering of cold regions, community climate resilience, social equity and justice and infrastructure management and adaptation to climate change. These efforts have been in partnership with local communities and national and international agencies.
A PhD in Civil, Environmental, Industrial, or Sustainable Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline is required by the time of appointment. Experience with working on interdisciplinary projects or working with interdisciplinary teams is required.
The scholar will collaborate with and be mentored by a group of faculty members working in the resiliency and sustainability area. The candidate will have opportunities to co-advise graduate and undergraduate students in support of their own independent research portfolio, publish papers as corresponding or co-corresponding author, submit and manage research grants as principle or co-co-principal investigator, and develop a teaching portfolio consistent with their expertise and interests (the expectation being one course annually).
Additional professional development support will be provided in the form of annual professional development funds, as well as participation in faculty development academies with other early career tenure-track faculty, coaching by senior faculty colleagues, monthly cohort meetings, workshops on teaching and learning, involvement in department activities, and support funds. Further college and university wide professional development workshops and academies, targeted at early career scientists and faculty, are also available.
The University of New Hampshire actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups. The Department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees and currently has 19 research and teaching faculty, approximately 300 undergraduate majors, and 90 graduate students. UNH (University of New Hampshire) is a land-, sea-, and space-grant university and serves as the flagship public research institution of New Hampshire. UNH, located in the vibrant seacoast area of the state, has easy access to both Boston and the White Mountains.
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholars website
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Office of Engagement and Faculty Development
University of New Hampshire
Thompson Hall ∙Durham, NH 03824
Leslie Couse, Executive Director
Leslie.Couse@UNH.edu
603‐862‐5055
