Postdoctoral Position @ Oakland University, Rochester, MI (Posted 4/29/2012)

One postdoctoral position supported by ONR for explosive sensor development is available immediately. Candidate must have a Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical engineering or related field and strong background in electrochemistry and surface chemistry. Candidates who have experience in hyphenated electrochemical methods  (e.g. FT-IR electrochemistry or ellipsometry electrochemistry or electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy techniques) and electrochemistry in ionic liquids are especially encouraged to apply.   Please submit your CV with names of 3 references to Dr. Xiangqun Zeng (www.oakland.edu/~zeng), Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, and Rochester, MI 48309 by e-mail: zeng@oakland.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

Technical Service Representative @ ThermoFisher Scientific, Beverly, MA (Posted 4/18/2012)

Position Summary: Support customers with advanced liquid analytical systems including Laboratory and On-Line Process instruments, electrodes, applications and solutions. Main function is to answer customer calls and provide technical support on all legacy and new equipment sold by WAI. Particular focus would be with Process equipment, PLC interface and Water and Waste Water Chemistry applications. Assist Sales for general and specific customers to specify process equipment, accessories and hardware. Work closely with production, customer service and R&D teams to support products and customers. More details can be found HERE.

Apply at www.thermofisher.com/careers: Job code: MD20120103-95748

Postdoctoral Position @ City University of New York, Queens College (Posted 2/5/2012)

One or two NSF-funded postdoctoral positions are available at the City University of New York - Queens College.  The initial appointments will be for one year, and the positions are renewable upon mutual consent.  Successful candidates will be involved in quantitative studies of electrochemical processes at nanointerfaces.  This work requires skills in nanoelectrochemistry or/and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).  Some experience in studies of living cells or electrochemical processes involving metal nanoparticles would be useful.
Possible research projects include:

(i) Amperometric and potentiometric nanosensors for experiments in biological cells.
(ii) Investigation of nucleation/growth phenomena at nanoelectrodes.
(iii) Resistive-pulse experiments with nanopipettes and the SECM.
(iv) Processes involving single nanoparticles on surfaces and in living cells.
(iv) Charge-transfer reactions at nanointerfaces.

Please respond to mmirkin@qc.cuny.edu  with:
Professional Vita
List of Publications
List of professional references with email addresses.