University: Established in 1766, Rutgers University-New Brunswick is one of America’s nine original colonial colleges and first land-grant institutions. It is the leading public university in New Jersey, a top 15 public national university, and a top 100 world university. The Department of Environmental Sciences is the oldest environmental sciences department in the nation, with a history dating back over 100 years and offers programs in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering (jointly with the School of Engineering), Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. The department is located on Rutgers’ Cook Campus in New Brunswick NJ and equidistant from both Philadelphia and New York City.

Principal Investigator: Siddhartha Roy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. The goal of his research program is to facilitate access to safe and affordable water for all in the 21st century.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Apply here: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225184

We invite applications from candidates with backgrounds in environmental science, civil/environmental engineering, chemical engineering, inorganic chemistry, or related disciplines. The postdoc will focus on laboratory- field-, and stats/epi-based projects on metals release and isotope fingerprinting in potable water infrastructure, impacts of exposures to environmental contaminants on human health, and citizen science investigations and technological/behavioral interventions in domestic, overburdened, and international settings. This is a 12-month position with a starting salary, per union agreement, of $61,805 with the possibility of extension for another year contingent on satisfactory performance. The start date is flexible, with a preference for January 2025 or earlier.

PhD Position in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering

Deadline: December 15, 2024 (for Fall 2025 admissions)

Apply here (interest form) and here (Rutgers graduate program)

General details: Subject to adequate performance, PhD students at Rutgers are guaranteed five years of funding. Candidates with degrees, research experience, or professional background in chemistry, environmental science/engineering, civil engineering, or related fields will receive preference. Please note you will have to apply and be admitted into our graduate program before an assistantship offer can be made. Competitive assistantship.

Predoctoral Researcher

No current openings.

Position: Interested in starting a competitive PhD, but want to gain valuable research experience and get a headstart? Work as a predoc. Open to anyone, but you have to geographically located near Rutgers-New Brunswick. Rutgers seniors and MS students get priority. Wage position.

Undergraduate students at Rutgers

Please check the Aresty Research Assistant Program portal for open projects and apply. The deadline for 2024-25 academic year has passed. Positions for the 2025-26 academic year will open in February 2025.

General interest form (apply anytime): https://go.rutgers.edu/q6fmrb71

Last updated: July 2024