Graduate Assistantships
Research Assistantship (0688-2022)
5/12/2022
Department: National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
Position: Research Assistant
Hours/Week: 50% (20 hours)
Term: Summer 2022
Closing Date: 8/15/2022
Location: SIUE
Number of Openings: 1
Semi-monthly Stipend: 527.34
Posting Number: 0688-2022
Qualifications
Requirements: Graduate students pursuing chemistry, biological, or environmental science or hold a BS in these fields. Graduate students with engineering degrees, but have Biochemistry or microbiology backgrounds are also welcome.
Position Description
Work on a Department of Energy project about biofuel production. Optimize fermentation processes to maximize biobutanol production by cultivation of several bacterial strains. The graduate student will learn and perform various scientific methods to bacterium cultivation, and will learn analytical methods (UV-Vis, HPLC) to evaluate the conversion efficiency, and learn how to do data interpretation and write reports. In addition, the graduate student will assist the scientific leader with other projects with testing and running lab trials.
Position Contact Information
Email Address: brandle@siue.edu
Campus Box: 1334
Phone #:
Required Documents
Please forward resume and cover letter to brandle@siue.edu.
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