Postdoctoral Researcher

Job Title

Postdoctoral Researcher

Texas A&M Engineering

Mary Kay O'connor Process Safety Center

Commensurate

College Station, Texas

Staff

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.

As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting‑edge solutions to global technical challenges. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

The Postdoctoral Researcher will be assigned specific duties and responsibilities pertaining to research activities by Principal Investigator or project leader. Normally, performs research activities of an independent nature in a technically/scientifically specific realm for a period of duration. May supervise other research personnel. Performs related duties as required. The nature of the duties are such that they require knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning, are predominantly intellectual and varied in character, and require consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

An individual with this title will not be eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator (PI).

• Conduct research entailing QRA, process hazards reviews and process safety management systems.
• Assist graduate and undergraduate students in research.
• Assist in the day‑to‑day operations of the Center.
• Create proposals to solicit funding and participate in presentations on behalf of the Center.
• Undertake research related to process system safety analysis including fault detection and diagnosis.
• Assist in organizing Center’s supported workshop and symposiums
• Assist in writing research proposal to secure funding.
• Assist graduate and undergraduate students in writing research papers
• Perform related duties as appropriate.

• Doctoral Degree

• PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering;
  Oil and Gas Engineering;
  Ocean Engineering, or other engineering related field.
• Experience in Systems modelling and analysis; process safety; risk engineering; reliability engineering.

• Main Campus – College Station, TX.

The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center focuses on research to enhance safety in the chemical process industry. The center conducts research and develops undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs. Its services to government and industry include independent accident investigation and analysis services, particularly for accidents suggesting new phenomena or complex technologies.

• Competitive medical insurance benefits through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Prescription coverage by Express Scripts.
• Options for Vision, Dental, Life, and Long‑Term Disability insurance.
• A defined benefit retirement plan with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) with 8.25% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement…