Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - UTK.

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The Role:A full-time postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on biological treatment processes, water and wastewater quality, environmental microbiology, and renewable energy research within a civil and environmental engineering team.
The Person:The researcher will collaborate with the team on projects related to biological treatment processes, water and wastewater quality, environmental microbiology, and renewable energy.
Requirements:Candidates should have background knowledge in environmental engineering/science, particularly wastewater treatment, and data science and statistics.

About the role

Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for one full-time Postdoctoral Research position to collaborate with our team in areas of biological treatment processes, water and wastewater quality, environmental microbiology, and renewable energy. Candidates should strong background knowledge in environmental engineering/science, particularly wastewater treatment, and data science and statistics.

The position is available to start as soon as selected. The Postdoctoral researcher will report to Dr. Qiang He. This is a twelve-month appointment, renewable annually for up to two years based on performance and funds availability. The compensation package includes a competitive salary, health benefits, career mentoring, and any required travel.

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Published July 8, 2026

Location Knoxville, United States of America

Category None

Job Type Full-Time

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