Open Positions
New opportunities are often added to the following table. Contact the person associated with each position for more information.
| Position | Job Description | PI | Job Type | Compensation | Anticipated Start Date | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanoscience Postdoctoral Fellow | The primary purpose of this position is to provide technical research support for work in the Ahmed lab related to soft active matter research funded by NSF. Responsibilities include the synthesis, characterization, optical viewing, and tracking of motion of polymeric active matter systems. | Suzanne Ahmed | Full Time, One year with possible reappointment | $37,785 - $43,000 | immediate | https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/23478 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ionic Liquid Synthesis | We are seeking talented Synthetic Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (with strong synthetic background) Postdoctoral Associate candidates to join a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of scientists focused on synthesis of ionic liquids for polymer dissolution and CO2 capture. | Jeffrey Alston | Full Time , 1 yr appointment | $50K | immediate | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD) | Two positions are open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience PhD students. Students will work on biomaterials/synthetic biology related projects. | Kristen Dellinger | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Send current resume to kdellinger@ncat.edu. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (Master's) | This position is open for qualified Nanoengineering students from Mechanical Engineering and related backgrounds for fabricating microfluidic chips and making hardware automation (robotics) | Samuel Oliveira | 20 hours a week | TBD | immediate | Contact smdoliveira@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD) | This position is open for qualified Nanoengineering students from Computational Engineering or related fields, for building algorithms and software tools to automate the design and fabrication of programmable microfluidic chips | Samuel Oliveira | 20 hours a week | TBD | immediate | Contact smdoliveira@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (Master's) | This position is open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience Master's students. | Kristen Dellinger | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Send current resume to kdellinger@ncat.edu. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD) | Low density nanomaterials and composites development. This position is open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience PhD students. | Jeffrey Alston | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (Master's) | Low density nanomaterials and composites development. This position is open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience PhD students. | Jeffrey Alston | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD) | natural polymer nanoparticle and structure synthesis (biomedical applications) This position is open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience PhD students. | Jeffrey Alston | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Research Assistantship (Master's) | natural polymer nanoparticle and structure synthesis (biomedical applications) This position is open to qualified Nanoengineering/Nanoscience PhD students. | Jeffrey Alston | 20 hours a week | TBD | 08/22/2025 | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Undergraduate Research Assistant | Grant Supported Research Assistantship. Ionic Liquid Synthesis and Application This position is open to qualified undergraduate students in good standing and studying a STEM discipline | Jeffrey Alston | variable | TBD | immediate | Contact jralston1@ncat.edu for details. |
| Undergraduate Research Assistant | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection for real-time biomarker detection in cells. This position is open to qualified undergraduate students in good standing and studying a STEM discipline | Kristen Dellinger | variable | TBD | immediate | Send current resume to kdellinger@ncat.edu. |
| Undergraduate Research Assistant | Engineering Synthetic Microbial Communities. This position is open to qualified undergraduate students in good standing and studying a STEM discipline. | Samuel Oliveira | Variable | TBD | immediate | Contact smdoliveira@ncat.edu for details. |
| Graduate research assistantship for Master/PhD | This position is open to qualified US Ph.D. and Master's students in Nanoengineering. Seeking motivated graduate students to join a cohesive, dynamic research group on experimental hands-on work on the fabrication of next-generation semiconductor nanowire-based photodetectors- opportunity to go to Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and possibly Sandia National Laboratory, if the research warrants. | Shanthi Iyer | 20 hours a week | TBD | immediate | Contact iyer@ncat.edu |