THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN • COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The Sustainable Energy Initiative at the University of Notre Dame- Research Assistant Faculty Position

Research Assistant Faculty Position- Solar Energy Conversion, Solar Fuels, and/or Solar Photovoltaics

The Sustainable Energy Initiative at the University of Notre Dame

The Sustainable Energy Initiative at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a research faculty position in solar energy research. Areas of interest include photochemical energy conversion and storage, solar cells and new technologies, new solar materials and photochemical reduction of CO₂.  Notre Dame’s sustainable energy initiative encompasses the Colleges of Science and Engineering, builds on existing strengths in materials for sustainable nuclear, fossil, and solar energy, and represents a new phase in the University’s research growth with strategic investment in people and infrastructure. Successful candidates will engage in research and in the set up and operation of a new solar user facility.  The solar laboratory will enable researchers to conduct state-of-the art testing of materials for the conversion of solar energy to chemical fuels.  It is anticipated that the successful candidate will develop his/her own research program both independently and in collaboration with other researchers involved in the sustainable energy initiative.

Application Process
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, detailed research plans, and arrange for at least three letters of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. All materials should be e-mailed to villarosa.2@nd.edu (Subject: SEI RAP) or post-mailed to SEI RAP Search Committee, c/o Barb Villarosa, Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, 115 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

The University of Notre Dame, an equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional and academic commitment to diversity, endeavors to foster a vibrant learning community animated by the Catholic intellectual tradition.