STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT - FACULTY OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ENGINEERING
$15.40 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay
May 13 – August 18, 2024
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is looking to hire a Student Research Assistant position working on a project. The proposed research project is to convert low-value organic waste into engineered biocarbon materials to remove synthetic dyes found in the effluents from textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, plastics, rubber, and printing industries. The proposed methodology is to initially turn sawdust into carbonaceous materials by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), followed by either chemical activation using KOH and ZnCl2, heteroatom doping using urea and melamine, or magnetization introducing Fe3+ and Fe2+.
Overall, effective and stable engineered biocarbon materials for the removal of synthetic dye removal can be prepared using low-value sawdust, which can help address one of the significant environmental concerns.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operating chemical reactors
- Characterizing feedstock and products using different analytical instruments
- Performing data analysis and interpretation, report writing, and presentation
- Conducting design of experiment to optimize adsorption process
- Applying the knowledge of chemical equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics to understand the fundamentals of the adsorption process
- Assisting with graduate students in the lab
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a UPEI student
- Must be entering or returning to full-time post-secondary studies in the Fall
- Background in engineering is preferred
- Having laboratory experience is preferred
Priority will be given to University of Prince Edward Island students in accordance with Recruitment, Selection, Hiring and Employment Policies and the Procedures manual.
Please submit electronically a cover letter, quoting the competition number, a resume and reference list to be received no later than the closing date via the link below.
If you are unable to apply online, you can drop off your resume to the Human Resources Department, Kelley Building, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Fax Number 902-894-2895.
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