Genex Systems is looking for a Research Asphalt Chemist to support the Chemistry Laboratory at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA.

Position Duties:

• Leading research projects on highway-related materials, including designing and conducting experiments, analyzing results, and proposing future research goals.
• Investigation, analysis, and interpretation of the composition and microstructure of pavement materials, mainly asphalt, using analytical techniques (FTIR, FTIR microscopy, XRF, and TGA).
• Identify and perform research linking composition of pavement materials to their overall microstructure and performance.
• Assisting the Laboratory Contract Manager by providing timely feedback on the status of the projects.
• Publishing FHWA reports, peer-reviewed journal manuscripts, and conference papers.
• Developing and presenting results at conferences and professional meetings.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Chemistry, Materials Science or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of asphaltic materials, including asphalt binders and mixtures, maintenance and preservation materials, reclaimed asphalt pavement
  (RAP), recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), asphalt modifiers, and rejuvenators (e.g., bio-asphalts).

• Experience with analytical techniques such as FTIR, TGA, XRF and ICP

• Experience with Saturates, Asphaltenes, Resins and Aromatics (SARA) Analysis

• Experience with coding for data processing.

• Demonstrated recent publication experience.