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Argonne National Laboratory in the Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group in the Applied Materials Division (AMD) has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to develop materials, membranes, fabrication processes, and advanced characterization for water and critical mineral recovery applications. The researcher is expected to use chemical reaction and solution-based synthesis approaches to fabricate element selective sorbents and membranes. We are seeking candidates who will be able to design experiments and develop methodologies to design material compositions and microstructures to achieve desired physics and mass and charge transport properties.
As part of the Materials Engineering Research Facilities (MERF), the Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group perform science-based membrane synthesis and scaleup development by using roll-to-roll manufacturing and machine learning enabled in-line characterization and quality control methods. The group works closely with industry partners and academic collaborators to address real-world manufacturing challenges and develop next-generation energy-storage and conversion solutions.
The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team with researchers at MERF and collaborators inside and outside Argonne. The candidate is expected to design and conduct experiments, analyze data and explore mechanisms behind the experimental observations, prepare technical reports and manuscripts, and support future project applications.
Major Duties / Responsibilities:
- Synthesize monomer and polymer materials for polymer membranes and sorbents development.
- Conduct surface modification and functionalization to membranes and sorbents to achieve target separation properties.
- Formulate and synthesis inks for membrane deposition, including electrospinning, slot-die coating, and 3D printing.
- Design composite and hybrid materials and membranes to enhance selectivity and permeance of membranes or separation factors, adsorption capacity and kinetics, and chemical stability of sorbents.
- Conduct structure, microstructure, physics and chemical properties of materials, as well as transport, separation, and electrochemical properties of membranes.
- Develop techniques and strategies for postmortem characterization of membranes to understand fouling, scaling, and membrane failure mechanism.
- Write reports and high-impact papers and present research at conferences.
- Develop or support the development of collaborations with academia and industry.
Position Requirements
- Recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD (typically completed within the last 0-5 years) in chemical engineering, material science, or related fields.
- Demonstrated knowledge in materials synthesis and characterization.
- Demonstrated knowledge in membranes, water treatment, and element extraction.
- Demonstrated knowledge of transport property study such as electrochemical properties of ion-exchange membranes, permeance and selectivity tradeoff in pressure-driven membranes.
- Experience in polymer material and sorbent synthesis.
- Experience in surface functionalization.
- Experience in coating, printing, or any other wet-chemistry deposition techniques.
- Experience using analytical tools, such as X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy. (SEM and TEM), spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, XPS), composition analysis (HPLC, ICP-MS), and electrochemical (EIS).
- Publication record with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability/aptitude to contribute to proposal writing, write reports, and publish journal papers and patents.
- Skilled oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- A successful candidate must model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
- This position requires full-time, on-site presence, five days a week at the Argonne campus in Lemont, Illinois.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with casting or slot-die coating.
- Experience with chemical synthesis.
- Experience of sorbent synthesis and adsorption study.
- Experience with electrospinning.
- Experience with aerosol jet printing or 3D printing is a plus
- Highly self-motivated candidate who demonstrates creative and proactive approaches towards scientific problem solving as evidenced by publications and recommendations.
- Proven track record showing the ability to carry out independent and collaborative research in a multidisciplinary team while meeting project milestones and deadlines.
Job Family
PostdoctoralJob Profile
Postdoctoral AppointeeWorker Type
Long-Term (Fixed Term)Time Type
Full time The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00.Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.
Click here to view Argonne employee benefits!
As an equal employment opportunity employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a safe and welcoming workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. Argonne encourages everyone to apply for employment. Argonne is committed to nondiscrimination and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.
All Argonne offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history conducted on an individualized and case-by-case basis. Please be advised that Argonne positions require upon hire (or may require in the future) for the individual be to obtain a government access authorization that involves additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain such government access authorization could result in the withdrawal of a job offer or future termination of employment.
Argonne National Laboratory in the Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group in the Applied Materials Division (AMD) has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to develop materials, membranes, fabrication processes, and advanced characterization for water and critical mineral recovery applications. The researcher is expected to use chemical reaction and solution-based synthesis approaches to fabricate element selective sorbents and membranes. We are seeking candidates who will be able to design experiments and develop methodologies to design material compositions and microstructures to achieve desired physics and mass and charge transport properties.
As part of the Materials Engineering Research Facilities (MERF), the Nanocomposite Materials and Membrane Manufacturing group perform science-based membrane synthesis and scaleup development by using roll-to-roll manufacturing and machine learning enabled in-line characterization and quality control methods. The group works closely with industry partners and academic collaborators to address real-world manufacturing challenges and develop next-generation energy-storage and conversion solutions.
The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team with researchers at MERF and collaborators inside and outside Argonne. The candidate is expected to design and conduct experiments, analyze data and explore mechanisms behind the experimental observations, prepare technical reports and manuscripts, and support future project applications.
Major Duties / Responsibilities:
- Synthesize monomer and polymer materials for polymer membranes and sorbents development.
- Conduct surface modification and functionalization to membranes and sorbents to achieve target separation properties.
- Formulate and synthesis inks for membrane deposition, including electrospinning, slot-die coating, and 3D printing.
- Design composite and hybrid materials and membranes to enhance selectivity and permeance of membranes or separation factors, adsorption capacity and kinetics, and chemical stability of sorbents.
- Conduct structure, microstructure, physics and chemical properties of materials, as well as transport, separation, and electrochemical properties of membranes.
- Develop techniques and strategies for postmortem characterization of membranes to understand fouling, scaling, and membrane failure mechanism.
- Write reports and high-impact papers and present research at conferences.
- Develop or support the development of collaborations with academia and industry.
Position Requirements
- Recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD (typically completed within the last 0-5 years) in chemical engineering, material science, or related fields.
- Demonstrated knowledge in materials synthesis and characterization.
- Demonstrated knowledge in membranes, water treatment, and element extraction.
- Demonstrated knowledge of transport property study such as electrochemical properties of ion-exchange membranes, permeance and selectivity tradeoff in pressure-driven membranes.
- Experience in polymer material and sorbent synthesis.
- Experience in surface functionalization.
- Experience in coating, printing, or any other wet-chemistry deposition techniques.
- Experience using analytical tools, such as X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy. (SEM and TEM), spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, XPS), composition analysis (HPLC, ICP-MS), and electrochemical (EIS).
- Publication record with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability/aptitude to contribute to proposal writing, write reports, and publish journal papers and patents.
- Skilled oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- A successful candidate must model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
- This position requires full-time, on-site presence, five days a week at the Argonne campus in Lemont, Illinois.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with casting or slot-die coating.
- Experience with chemical synthesis.
- Experience of sorbent synthesis and adsorption study.
- Experience with electrospinning.
- Experience with aerosol jet printing or 3D printing is a plus
- Highly self-motivated candidate who demonstrates creative and proactive approaches towards scientific problem solving as evidenced by publications and recommendations.
- Proven track record showing the ability to carry out independent and collaborative research in a multidisciplinary team while meeting project milestones and deadlines.
Job Family
PostdoctoralJob Profile
Postdoctoral AppointeeWorker Type
Long-Term (Fixed Term)Time Type
Full time The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00.Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.
Click here to view Argonne employee benefits!
As an equal employment opportunity employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a safe and welcoming workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. Argonne encourages everyone to apply for employment. Argonne is committed to nondiscrimination and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.
All Argonne offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history conducted on an individualized and case-by-case basis. Please be advised that Argonne positions require upon hire (or may require in the future) for the individual be to obtain a government access authorization that involves additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain such government access authorization could result in the withdrawal of a job offer or future termination of employment.
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The qualifications that appear most often in research and development coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or related technical field
- Experience coordinating research projects, lab operations, or product development workflows
- Proficiency with project management tools and document control systems
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as GCP, GLP, or ISO standards
- Strong written communication skills for reports, protocols, and cross-team correspondence
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent timelines and stakeholder expectations
Tips for Your Research and Development Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume to project lifecycle language
Research and development coordinator job listings often call for experience managing timelines, tracking milestones, and coordinating cross-functional teams. Mirror that language exactly in your resume so your application clears automated screening before a human ever reads it.
Highlight your documentation and compliance work
Employers in regulated industries want coordinators who can maintain study files, write SOPs, and keep records audit-ready. Call out specific documentation systems or protocols you've managed, not just that you're detail-oriented.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Filter by industry to sharpen your targeting
Research and development coordinator responsibilities differ sharply between pharma, tech, and consumer products. Search within the industry where your background is strongest first, then expand outward once you've exhausted the most relevant openings.
Prepare a scenario answer about cross-functional coordination
Interviewers for this role almost always ask how you've managed competing priorities between scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders. Practice a specific example that shows how you kept a project on schedule when two departments disagreed.
Negotiate start date before discussing anything else
Research and development teams often have study or product launch deadlines that make start dates non-negotiable. Confirm the timeline early in the offer conversation so both sides are aligned before you get to compensation or title.
Research and Development Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most research and development coordinators?
Acoufelt, AmeriCorps, and Avila University are hiring the most research and development coordinators right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, Maryland, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at companies with active product pipelines or clinical programs.
How many research and development coordinator jobs are remote?
About 100% of research and development coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though availability varies widely by industry. Administrative coordination, regulatory documentation, and project tracking roles are the most likely to allow remote or hybrid arrangements, while lab-facing or manufacturing-site roles typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a research and development coordinator?
Most research and development coordinators start with a bachelor's degree in a scientific or technical field, then gain experience through lab assistant, research associate, or project support roles. Building familiarity with document control, regulatory frameworks, and project management tools strengthens your candidacy. Moving into coordination from a technical contributor role is a common path at mid-sized and large employers.
Can you get hired as a research and development coordinator without direct experience?
Yes, some employers hire research and development coordinators from adjacent backgrounds such as lab technician, clinical research assistant, or operations support roles. Demonstrating that you've managed timelines, maintained compliance records, or supported cross-functional teams matters more than the exact job title on your resume. Entry-level postings often specify a degree over prior coordinator experience.
What does the research and development coordinator interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager interview focused on project coordination experience and familiarity with relevant regulations. A panel interview with scientists, engineers, or regulatory staff is common at larger organizations. Some employers include a written exercise asking you to organize a sample project plan or summarize a protocol, so be prepared to show your documentation style.
Where can I find and apply to research and development coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to research and development coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your industry background and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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