Research Assistant

Title: Research Assistant

Employee Classification: Non-Student Help - Hourly

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Science

Department: UNT-Chemistry-121200

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $20.63 per hour

FTE: .48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

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Department Summary

The Chemistry Department is known as a leader in research at UNT. Our faculty and graduate students successfully compete for research funds from both public and private sources (see below), publish their groundbreaking research in top scientific journals, and are frequently highlighted and interviewed in the media.

Although our research groups are rooted in the traditional subdisciplines of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, much of our current research is interdisciplinary and spans the boundaries of two or more of these areas. For example, we have strong faculty groups working at the frontiers of computational chemistry, materials chemistry, and catalysis. We are building a new strength in chemical biology, which uses the tools of chemistry to study biological systems. Finally, we are revitalizing our program in chemistry education research.

Position Overview

The Department of Chemistry at the University of North Texas is seeking to hire a Research Assistant to join our team.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry.
• Familiarity with Flourous metal-organic frameworks (FMOFs) and their applications.

Job Duties:

• This person will primarily work with the graduate students on the project to train them and aid with their organic and inorganic synthesis of the hydrophobic porous and non-porous materials; s/he also will work closely with the PI, to track the execution of tasks with weekly project meetings from both the technical and management sides.

Physical Requirements:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Lifting and moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting or standing.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Environmental Hazards:

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

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