Staff Openings

College of Engineering

Senior Office Assistant

The College of Engineering is seeking a Senior Office Assistant to provide professional clerical and administrative support functions for the college. Provide excellent front line customer service to faculty, staff, students, and visitors. This position requires the ability to work independently, with accuracy and attention to detail while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Chemical Engineering

Assistant Research Scientist

This Assistant Research Scientist position is responsible for operating a state-of-the-art analytical chemistry laboratory within Professor Lei Pan's laboratories in Michigan Tech's Chemical Engineering Department. This position is also responsible for coordinating sample analysis requests from external partners and users within the campus.

Postdoctoral Scholar

Professor Lei Pan's research group at Michigan Technological University is seeking a motivated postdoctoral research associate to advance both science and engineering in the field of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical refining or primary nickel ores and recycling of Li-ion batteries. The primary focus will be black mass separation and lithium extraction and purification.

Research Technician

Professor Lei Pan's group at Michigan Technological University is seeking a research technician to advance both circular economy and sustainability of critical raw materials from both primary resource and secondary resources. This position will be working within MTU's upgraded mineral processing and hydrometallurgy labs and working closely with research staff and students on various sponsored projects.

Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering

Software Developer, Center for Technology and Training

The CTT is looking for a Software Developer with a customer driven focus and who is passionate about their craft and excited to build software. This position provides a self-motivated candidate the opportunity to demonstrate their software development skills within a cross-functional team of software engineers, civil engineers, technical writers and administrative staff to design, program, test, document, and maintain our software. We support and maintain multiple products so there are considerable opportunities for personal and professional growth. The ideal candidate is results-driven and adept at converting system requirements and specifications into sound technical solutions.This is not a remote position. It requires working in-office in Houghton, MI.

Structural Engineer, Center for Technology and Training

This Structural Engineering position serves as a technical expert in structural engineering of transportation infrastructure. This position will work as part of a team that provides training and customer support to bridge-owning-agency engineers and their consultants on the use of AASHTOWare Bridge Rating software and theory and policy regarding bridge load ratings. They will also engage with other structural engineers and computer programmers to provide interpretation of MDOT and AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. This position is also responsible for conducting small research projects in fields related to transportation infrastructure.

There are two postings for this position:

Materials Science and Engineering

Research Engineer I

Research Engineering staff position to support the activities of MSE in the areas of metals manufacturing, metals production equipment design and build, and executing activities for externally sponsored MSE/IMP research.

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