Areas of interest are flexible as Dr. Brion has a varied background. Dr. Brion is an experimentalist with considerable laboratory skills in basic water chemistry and environmental virology and microbiology. She is interested in looking at preventing waterborne disease by engineering applications. An individual with interests in these areas is encouraged to apply, however, any applicant with complementary skills will be considered. Position responsibilities include research proposal development, laboratory supervision of graduate students, and manuscript preparation.
Salary is dependant upon skills.
One great job benefit is working with great mentors, fair people, and intellectually stimulating colleagues. Another benefit is the laboratory facilities. The Department is housed in a new building with excellent offices, classrooms, and laboratories. The labs are quite stunning and well-equipped. Four environmental laboratories occupy 5,000 square feet with four environmental chambers and an equipment room containing several gas chromatographs, an ion chromatograph, laminar flow hoods, anaerobic hoods, epifluorescent microscopy equipment, centrifuges, and ultra-cold freezers.