Position Summary
The NMHUBioPACIFIC MIP PREM represents a collaboration between New Mexico Highlands University NMHU and BioPACIFIC Materials Innovation Platform MIP at University of California Santa Barbara UCSB and University of California Los Angeles UCLA in design synthesis and applications of metalorganic hybrid biomaterials. An appointee in this position will be responsible for chemical synthesis and characterization of organicinorganic hybrid materials including but not limited to metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and synthetic perovskites. Characterization of synthesized materials will include diffraction spectroscopic magnetic and thermal characterization and other methods. An appointee should supervise both undergraduate and graduate students. He/she should present obtained results in form of research conference presentations and publications.
Duties And Responsibilities
Conduct research in the appropriate field of materials science and chemistry publish findings in professional journals and apply for extramural funding; Maintain regular attendance on campus; hold office hours as required; advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students; Perform other related duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong publication records. Knowledge of materials modeling and desire to collaborate with colleagues applying machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to predictions of materials structure properties relations. Strong work ethic and motivation to lead multiple research programs.