Job TitlePostdoctoral Research FellowJob CategoryFaculty Non BargainingJob ProfilePostdoctoral Research FellowJob Family GroupAcademicDepartmentUpham, Chester | Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering | Faculty of Applied ScienceCompensation RangeSee details below.Job End DateNovember 30, 2027Posting End DateNovember 29, 2026Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. The expected salary for this position is $75,000 CAD per year.Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sustainable Aviation Fuels The Upham group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia Vancouver is hiring a full time Postdoctoral Fellow to develop a tandem catalytic process that converts syngas to oxymethylene ethers OMEs for sustainable aviation fuels. The initial appointment is for 1-year, with the possibility of extension, subject to availability of funds and work performance. This position is based in the research group's laboratories on the UBC Vancouver campus The anticipated start date is January 1, 2027 or a date to be mutally agreed upon. The research group works on heterogeneous and molten metal catalysis for methane pyrolysis and CO2 conversion, and on carbon valorization. The successful candidate will join a team of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate researchers and will have access to the group's catalyst synthesis, reactors, and characterization facilities. ProjectThe project is developing a new catalyst to enable a tandem catalytic process in which the steps from syngas to OMEs are coupled rather than run as separate unit operations. OMEs are oxygenated fuel molecules that can be made from syngas derived from biomass, waste or captured CO2 and hydrogen, and are of interest as low-carbon aviation fuel components. The work is primarily experimental. The postdoctoral fellow will develop and test new catalysts for the individual steps, study how the steps interact
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