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
Director of Research Operations and Environmental Health and Safety	The major role of this position is to oversee all operations at JSNN related to research activities conducted by faculty, Research Staff, and students. The role will be responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining a comprehensive environmental health and safety program for JSNN	Dean's Office	EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning	TBD	immediate	https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/30060
Nanoscience Assistant Professor	The Department of Nanoscience is composed of individuals with research interests in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology committed to using interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex problems on the nanoscale. The Department of Nanoscience is seeking a creative junior researcher that will contribute to the growth and innovation of the department and JSNN. Successful candidates will be recommended for appointment as tenure-track Assistant Professor and will become a member of a department with state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities.	Dean's Office	Tenure Stream	TBD	immediate	https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/23112
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	08/22/2022	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	08/22/2022	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	08/22/2022	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	08/22/2022	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	08/22/2022	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	08/22/2022	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