Postdoctoral Researcher - Advanced Materials and Membrane Development

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Researcher - Advanced Materials and Membrane Development role is full-time and onsite five days a week in Lemont, IL, with annual compensation of $72,879 to $121,465. The role is in Argonne National Laboratory’s Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group in the Applied Materials Division. The researcher develops materials, membranes, fabrication processes, and characterization methods for water and critical mineral recovery applications. The work contributes to science-based membrane synthesis and scale-up research, including collaboration with industry and academic partners on real-world manufacturing challenges.

What you'll do

• Synthesize monomer and polymer materials for membranes and sorbents
• modify and functionalize surfaces
• formulate inks for membrane deposition using techniques such as electrospinning, slot-die coating, and 3D printing
• design composite and hybrid materials
• characterize material and membrane properties and transport performance
• develop postmortem characterization methods
• analyze data, prepare reports and manuscripts, present at conferences, and support collaborations and future project applications.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

postdoctoral researcher

argonne national laboratory

lemont il

onsite

advanced materials

membrane development

water treatment

critical mineral recovery

polymer synthesis

sorbents

electrospinning

slot-die coating

$72,879-$121,465 annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package
• details are available through Argonne’s employee benefits information.

Why this role

Research combines membrane and sorbent development with roll-to-roll manufacturing and machine-learning-enabled in-line characterization and quality control methods.

About the employer

Argonne National Laboratory is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.