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A postdoctoral research position is available at the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), in Atlanta, USA. The successful candidate will work on modeling, simulation, and optimization of thermochemical fuel production (water splitting) as a new route to clean, renewable and dispatchable utility scale electricity generation. This project is sponsored by ARPA-E at the U.S. Department of Energy. The successful candidate will be supervised by Profs. Asegun Henry and Yoshiaki Kawajiri at Georgia Tech. The candidate will work closely with our experimental staff at Georgia Tech as well as our collaborators at Stanford and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Eligibility: A recent Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering, process engineering, or related field; Experience in reactor modeling, partial differential equation models, or dynamic optimization; Experimental experience is desirable but not requisite. Position starting date: January 2013, or as soon as possible after this date. To apply, please send the following items to [log in to unmask]: 1) CV 2) A short one paragraph description of career goals and why you are interested in this project. 3) Contact information for three references -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0100, USA Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: +1-404-894-2856 Web: http://kawajiri.chbe.gatech.edu/