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Mellon University</span></p>

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of Mechanical Engineering</span></p>

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for Atmospheric Particle Studies</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The
Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Center for Atmospheric Particle
Studies (CAPS) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) seeks to fill an opening for
a postdoctoral<span class=""> </span>research associate. The
primary duties (75%) are to quantify emissions of methane using </span><span style="font-family:Arial">ground-based
tracer flux measurements in three basins, Marcellus, Barnett, and Uintah-Julesburg</span><span style="font-family:Arial">. The remaining 25% effort will be
filled with other projects in CAPS.</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The methane
emissions project requires substantial travel and fieldwork (25-50%). We expect
to conduct measurements during parts of 12-24 months. Sampling at many
locations will require extended travel over multiple weeks, as well as driving
the mobile lab across the country to project sites as needed.</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Required
qualifications/skills include:</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">-A PhD in
Mechanical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering; Chemistry; Atmospheric or
Environmental Science; or a related discipline</span></p>

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license</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Desired
qualifications/skills include:</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">-Experience
with ambient atmospheric measurements and/or mobile measurements </span></p>

<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">-Experience
with cavity ringdown or quantum cascade laser measurements for trace gas
detection</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">-Knowledge
of analytical software tools such as Matlab and Igor</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The project
duration, as well as the length of the postdoctoral appointment, is 3 years.
The project team will consist of two postdocs (including one filled by this
position), one research technician, one research scientist (already employed at
CMU), one research professor in Mechanical Engineering (Dr. Albert Presto), and
one Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Dr. Allen Robinson). Prof. Robinson
will serve as the primary advisor to the successful candidate.</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">In addition
to the project presented here, the successful candidate will have the
opportunity to participate in other ongoing projects in CAPS. Members of CAPS
are recognized internationally as leaders in the study of air quality and
atmospheric chemistry. Our unifying theme is the behavior of particulate matter
in the atmosphere, including emissions, formation, transformation and
deposition of particles as well as their climatological and health effects. We
currently consist of seven interwoven research groups directed by faculty
members associated with five academic departments (Chemistry, Chemical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering and Public
Policy, Mechanical Engineering).</span></p>

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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The position
will remain open until it is filled. Candidates should email a cover letter,
CV, and the names and contact information for three references to <b>Albert Presto (</b></span><span class=""><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><a href="mailto:albert.presto@gmail.com">albert.presto@gmail.com</a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> and <b>R Subramanian (<a href="mailto:subu@cmu.edu">subu@cmu.edu</a>)</b>.<i> </i></span></p>



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<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religion, creed,
ancestry, belief, age, veteran status or sexual orientation.  We are actively
interested in developing the careers of women and under-represented minorities.</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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