Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Fall Job Alpine area,Texas USA,Science

Position: Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Fall 2026

Job Title:

Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Fall 2026

Location:

Alpine

Department:

Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Job No.:

SI9925

Posting Date:

09/17/2026

End Date:

12/04/2026

Until Filled:

Yes

Appointment Date:

09/21/2026

Salary:

$1,500 to $2,500 scholarship (by Welch foundation) with three payments

Required:

Students must be accepted on the Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
They also must complete CHEM 1311 or CHEM 1312. General Chemistry courses are required to perform chemistry research projects.

Preferred:

Undergraduate students majoring in natural or physical sciences who are maintaining a minimum 2.0 GPA and pursuing a career in chemistry research.

Staffing Reason:

Institutional

Primary Responsibilities:

Staffing Reason:
Undergraduate researchers are needed to perform a chemistry research project supported by the External Research Grants of SRSU. The students will synthesize and characterize new transition metal oxides or fluorides as new optical materials through several apparatus and spectroscopic instruments (Hydrothermal Autoclaves Method, Conventional Solid-State Method, Powder XRD, IR, UV-visible DRS, TGA & DSC, and EDX). The structures of newly synthesized oxides or fluorides will be determined by single crystal diffractometry, and their structures are also refined and visualized.

Keep the safety rules of the chemistry laboratory.
Participate in training on chemistry lab equipment operation.

For more information email: hong.young.chang

Security Sensitive:

This position is classified as Security-Sensitive and is thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094, which authorize employers to obtain and review criminal history record information for applicants.

Other Information:

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

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