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• Visiting Senior Scientific Specialist, Technical - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Mar 27, 2023 8:30 am

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center seeking to hire a Visiting Senior Scientific Specialist, Technical (up to 3, depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to collaborate with businesses, manufacturing, and industrial entities as well as municipal agencies, colleges, and universities throughout Illinois to improve sustainability, provide technical assistance in identifying opportunities and implementing sustainable solutions associated with materials, processes, water and wastewater, energy utilization, waste minimization and recycling.  

• Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, Engineering - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Mar 27, 2023 8:15 am

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, Engineering (up to 4, depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to perform original research and technology development for ongoing projects pertinent to CO2 capture & utilization, waste management, coal combustion byproducts utilization, and other relevant clean energy and resource utilization. Conceive, recommend, and initiate new research in these areas. Position is based in Champaign, Illinois. 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Jan 25, 2023 12:45 pm

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research related to emerging chemical contaminants, e.g., pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and/or disinfection by-products (DBPs). In particular, there is interest in developing new treatment/mitigation systems using combinations of biochar and hydrothermal conversion processes to destruct these emerging contaminants.  Position is based in Champaign, Illinois.

• Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, Process Engineering - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Jan 9, 2023 3:15 pm

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, Process Engineering (up to 5, depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to conduct research in the areas of carbon management, waste management, or other relevant clean energy/resource utilization topics.   Position is based in Champaign, Illinois.

• Visiting Senior Scientific Specialist, Engineering - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Oct 25, 2022 8:45 am

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Visiting Senior Scientific Specialist, Engineering (up to 4, depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to perform laboratory research and operations and participate in technology development in ongoing projects pertinent to carbon management, waste management, or other relevant clean energy and resource utilization topics. This is an Academic Professional position based in Champaign, Illinois.

• Postdoctoral Research Associate - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  Oct 4, 2022 8:30 am

  The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate (up to 2 depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to participate in and conduct technology research and development in ongoing projects pertinent to carbon management, waste management, or other relevant clean energy and resource utilization topics. Position is based in Champaign, Illinois.