The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Visiting Scientific Specialist, Environmental Engineering (up to 2, depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to participate in research related to wastewater treatment, bioenergy production, carbon capture/utilization, and/or emerging contaminant issues (e.g., pharmaceuticals, per- fluorinated chemicals, disinfection by-products, algal toxins and microplastics). In particular, there is interest in developing new treatment systems using combinations of membranes, adsorbents, hydrothermal conversion processes and various specialized microorganisms (e.g., algae, anaerobes, denitrifiers, and phosphorus-accumulating organisms) to accomplish multiple sustainability goals for food, energy, and water. Position is based in Champaign, Illinois.
