We are hiring a post-doctoral research associate to be based in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates conducting research on marine microplastics and their associated organic compounds (e.g. plasticizers). Specifically, the project will address the potential for trophic transfer of these anthropogenic particles and associated pollutants in marine food webs, as well as toxicokinetics of leached contaminants. All work will be conducted using a North Carolina commercial fishery species that is cultured at UNCW.
The postdoctoral associate will be the primary analytical chemist for the project, working with team members in the UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology, UNCW Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (housed in the same building), faculty from Oregon State University and North Carolina State University, the UNCW Center for Marine Sciences, and the UNCW Aquaculture Facility. The individual will contribute to the day-to-day functioning of the lab, publish research results in peer-reviewed journals, write reports and grants to support research, and mentor graduate and undergraduate students. Please circulate widely, note that the priority date of 12/20 is approaching quickly. https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/9983
