Biological Decontamination Research Fellow Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

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Precise seeks a Biological Decontamination Research Fellow to develop and test methods to decontaminate laboratory spaces and wider areas including military operational assets. The candidate will be tasked with the characterization of decontaminate formulations and methods to determine efficacy against a variety of known and emerging threats including infectious disease pathogens, including bacteria, toxins, and viruses and simulants of each. The candidate will evaluate decontaminate formulations for effectiveness and safety on a variety of military relevant material compositions.

DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center (CBC) is the primary Department of War technical organization for non-medical chemical and biological defense.

All work is performed on site, in Edgewood, MD.

• The candidate will utilize microbiological, molecular, and virological methods to produce standard materials for testing; conduct decontamination evaluations for a variety of organisms on a variety of substrates including stainless steel, concrete, carpet, tile, metal, and plastics; and scale the decontamination methods from bench scale to full laboratory scale and/or wide areas.
• Collaborate with a team to design, test, and deliver rapid, facile methods for decontaminating both small scale coupons and large areas.
• Develop decontamination methods in the laboratory, optimize and streamline them for field use, troubleshoot processes and equipment, train and prepare for field demonstrations.
• Threats may be of environmental or human origin and up to BSL3 pathogens of military relevance.

• A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, virology, microbiology, public health, or a closely related field is required.
• The candidate must be skilled in microbiological and molecular methods, mammalian cell culture, viral expansion, and virological characterization techniques (plaque assays, TCID
  50s, neutralization assays, dynamic light scattering).
• Candidates must demonstrate experience conducting laboratory- or field-based experimental research, strong quantitative and data analysis skills, and excellent scientific writing abilities.
• 5 years' experience with duties described above

• Environmental or molecular virology
• VHP, UV, and/or far-UV disinfection technologies
• Cell culture or viral infectivity assay
• Aerosol science, air sampling, or surface–virus interactions
• Experience working in BSL3 and/or ability to be cleared for work in BSL3 and BSAT spaces.

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