Job Description

GTRI’s Cooperative Education (“co-op”) program offers you extensive opportunities to participate in diverse scientific and technological endeavors, use state-of-the-art equipment and rapidly improve your technical and leadership skills. The program allows you to alternate three semesters of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school.

We are looking for a lab assistant to support various research efforts including (a) nanoparticle preparation and characterization for wastewater treatment and phosphorus recycling; (b) Disinfection method development and evaluation; (c) sensor development for chemical and biological detections. (d) Characterization of waste water from various poultry production sources. Your duties will include preparing solutions based on stoichiometric calculation, synthesis functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, purification the resultant magnetic nanoparticles, characterization the composition and the properties of the made materials, examination the performance on phosphorus removal, design, review, conduct the experiment, report and analyze the data to PI.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Co-op

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Biology or Biomedical Engineering
• 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA
• Must be eligible to be approved by your college/university to participate in a co-op program and register for co-op credit with your university during work terms
• Must be able to complete at least three full-time co-op terms (alternating three terms of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school) prior to graduation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in wet chemistry
• Knowledge of lab safety
• Analytical and critical thinking skills, accountability, strategic thinking and planning, software development, debugging, working in teams, attention to detail, customer service focused
• Strong technical skills and ability to learn complex engineering concepts
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas

Hours per Week

40 hours per week

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

None

Clearance Type Required

None

Housing and Relocation

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at Georgia Tech Research Institute aims to enhance the Institute’s mission of solving the world’s most complex technical problems by creating a workforce with a shared appreciation for diversity, raising awareness around inclusiveness, and fostering a sense of belonging and appreciation for all members of our community.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Tech Research Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law.