Opportunities

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fall 2023)

We are looking for a highly motivated PostDoc Fellow to support the team on our recently awarded USDA Climate Smart Commodities’ “NYS Connects: Climate Smart Farms and Forests” project. The ideal candidate should have expertise in process model development using Aspen Plus® and/or SuperPro Designer®, techno-economic analysis, and bioprocess technologies. Laboratory experience and knowledge in biomass characterization, pretreatment, and fermentation will be considered a plus. If you have experience and interest in this research area, contact me with your CV and representative publications. 

Graduate Assistantship - Ph.D. (Spring, 2023)

Graduate Assistantship is available for a full-time Ph.D. student to join our research group, starting in January 2022. The research will focus on the circular bioeconomy concept: development of bioprocess technologies for the production of bioplastic, biofuel, and high-value bioproducts from agro-food processing waste, by integrating experimental and modeling techniques. Candidates should have laboratory experience and knowledge in biomass characterization, fractionation (pretreatment, hydrolysis), and fermentation. Additional knowledge in process simulation modeling (techno-economic analysis), will be considered a plus. If you have experience and interest in this research area, please contact me as soon as possible. The application details can be found at this link: https://www.esf.edu/graduate/admission.htm

Graduate Assistantship - Ph.D. (Fall, 2021)

Graduate Assistantship is available for a full-time Ph.D. student to join our research group, starting in fall 2021. The research will focus on the development of process technologies for the production of bioplastics and biofuel from forest residues, by integrating experimental and modeling techniques. Candidates should have laboratory experience and knowledge in biomass fractionation (pretreatment, hydrolysis), fermentation, and process simulation modeling (techno-economic analysis). Additional knowledge in thermochemical technologies, especially hydrothermal liquefaction, will be considered a plus. If you have experience and interest in this research area, please contact me as soon as possible at dkumar02@esf.edu. 

We are always looking for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students to join our lab. Interested students should directly contact the PI, Dr. Deepak Kumar