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  • Postdoctoral Research Associate - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Prairie Research Institute

    The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct laboratory and field experiments for plant uptake and mitigation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) derived from biosolids applicaiton. In particular, there is interest in developing new treatment techniques to remediate these forever chemicals in various environmental media including water, soils, biosolids and food plants.

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Analytical Chemistry - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

    The researcher will primarily focus on developing analytical methods for major cations, anions, trace metals, and rare earth elements (REE) in CCR effluents. Desired expertise includes inorganic analytical chemistry, sample enrichment/separation, spectroscopic analytical instrumentation, and processing of REE and critical minerals (CM).

  • Environmental Laboratory Assistant (Hourly Assistant)

    Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

    We are seeking an individual to provide support in an environmental lab.

    Duties will include glassware cleaning, housekeeping, reagent and sample preparations. The candidate will be trained and required to support projects relating to environmental contaminants, with a focus on rare earth elements. This will include the processing of aqueous and solid samples. The candidate will also perform ion chromatography and spectroscopic analysis of materials and will prepare data reports for review. 

  • Part-Time Green Processes Research Assistant

    The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is part of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which is centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. ISTC integrates applied research, technical assistance, and information services to advance efforts in the areas of pollution prevention; water and energy conservation; and materials recycling and beneficial reuse. ISTC is part of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which is centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. Learn more at https://prairie.illinois.edu/about/jobs/

  • Research Lab Part-Time Assistant

    The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is seeking upper-level undergraduate/graduate research hourly with a chemical engineering/nuclear and plasma engineering/chemistry/mechanical engineering background to work on a 12–24-month research projects related to Plasma based CO2 capture and conversion.