RAPID Postdoctoral Fellow

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Requirements:

• Ph.D. in chemical engineering or related discipline from an accredited university.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Accountability, collaboration, organized, and meticulous.
• Preferred proficiencies in MS Office products, web conferencing tools, and commercial process simulation software (e.g., Aspen Plus, Chemcad, gPROMS, Pro/II).

Responsibilities:

• Participate in technical projects with direct task responsibilities (e.g., TEA/LCA, process modeling) supporting the development of advanced process technologies by RAPID and partners.
• Provide technical insights needed to monitor project teams relative to milestones, identify any problems or successes, manage risks, clear roadblocks, and assist with work plan changes and/or project close-outs.
• Assist senior-level RAPID technical team with research project teambuilding, engineering consulting, grant writing, and sustainability activities.
• Strategize with senior-level staff to assist with strategic program management.
• Evaluate, organize and distribute tools/models from the RAPID Software Toolbox.
• Contribute to proposals for new funding opportunities to public and private agencies.
• Travel approximately up to 20%.