Posting Title

Membrane Fabrication Scientist - Roll to Roll Manufacturing

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is assembling a team to establish a membrane science group to develop and scale-up the fabrication of energy-efficient membranes for a broad application space, including water purification, recovery of critical materials, and carbon capture. NREL is seeking a highly talented and experienced staff scientist in the field of membrane science to develop and execute new research projects alongside an interdisciplinary team of researchers, post-docs, students, and technicians. The successful candidate would lead and manage DOE & non-DOE projects, write research proposals/grants, mentor post-docs, students, and technicians, and lab management. The position will have opportunity to interact with multiple stakeholders, publishing and presenting at conferences, interacting with industries, academics and other national labs, and will be an integral member of the membrane science group at NREL.

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Basic Qualifications

Relevant Master's Degree . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience . General knowledge and application of scientific technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques. Training in team, task or project leadership responsibilities. Intermediate abilities and knowledge of practices and techniques. Beginning experience in project management. Good technical writing, interpersonal and communication skills.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Roll-to-Roll fabrication experience in membranes
• Membrane characterization experience
• Writing and communications

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications for Researcher I:

• Familiarity with membrane applications such as but not limited to water purification, gas separation, electrochemical separation.
• Demonstrated experience with membrane processing and characterization methods, such as auto-coating, liquid transport, and mixed-gas permeation testing.

Preferred Qualifications for Researcher II:

• All qualifications for the researcher I position
• Demonstrated experience in ma