Postdoctoral Research Associate - Alternative Fuels
Core
Designing and conducting research to develop alternative fuels and advance energy-innovation technologies using catalysis and reaction-engineering approaches.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Chemical Engineering/Energy)
Builds
Low-carbon fuel pathways including hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic/electro-fuels, sustainable aviation fuel, and fuels from biomass, waste plastics, or CO₂.
Domain
Chemical Engineering / Alternative Fuels / Energy Conversion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
catalysis, reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, reactor/reaction engineering, catalytic and electrocatalytic reactor operation, materials synthesis and characterization, process modeling and analysis, Python programming
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
Python
Responsibilities
Develop catalytic and/or electrocatalytic routes and materials for alternative-fuel production; Design, build, and operate bench- and laboratory-scale reactors and energy-conversion testbeds; Develop reaction and reactor models and conduct process analysis including techno-economic and life-cycle assessment; Characterize materials and analyze performance data to establish structure–performance and process–performance relationships; Disseminate results through peer-reviewed publications and presentations, contribute to proposals and reports, and help mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers
Seniority
Postdoctoral Research Associate