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Prof. Wei Cai at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to lead a project on the modeling of grain structure evolution in the surface layer under friction.  The major task of this project is the development of a phase field model for grain/sub-grain structure evolution under friction.  It is likely that molecular dynamics and dislocation dynamics simulations would be required as well to obtain a good physical understanding of the process.

Two PhD positions are available immediately in the Computational Materials & Mechanics Laboratory at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla):

1.  Density functional theory calculations: Advanced High Strength Steels

2.  Multi-phase field modeling: Boride Ceramics with Improved Fracture Toughness at Elevated Temperatures

Candidates should have a master's degree in mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, solid-state physics, or applied mathematics. Experience in DFT, MD, or phase field modeling is desired.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, seeks applications and nominations— for: (i) tenure-track lines at the junior level, and (ii) tenured lines at the senior level.

We study some differential complexes in continuum mechanics that involve both symmetric and non-symmetric second-order tensors. In particular, we show that the tensorial analogue of the standard grad-curl-div complex can simultaneously describe the kinematics and the kinetics of motions of a continuum. The relation between this complex and the de Rham complex allows one to readily derive the necessary and sufficient conditions for the compatibility of the displacement gradient and the existence of stress functions on non-contractible bodies.

The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, invites nominations and applications for five tenure-track faculty positions. Applications are sought from candidates with expertise in the traditional aerospace disciplines, promising new research areas, and cross-cutting interdisciplinary fields. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to, aerodynamics, design and manufacturing, structures and solid mechanics, and autonomy for aerospace systems.

As the importance of micromechanics is increasingly realized in composites design & manufacturing at the industry level, cdmHUB is launching a Micromechanics Simulation Challenge for the purpose of establishing the best practices for homogenization and dehomogenization needed in composites design and manufacturing.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions to begin July 2015 or thereafter.  Appointments will be at the assistant or untenured associate professor level. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment may be possible.  We will consider exceptional candidates in a range of areas, broadly defined.  Further information about the department can be found at this page. 

We are looking for PhD candidates to conduct research at the following two interdisciplinary subfields, starting from Spring of 2015. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply (suz10 [at] psu.edu)

1) Mechanics in electrochemistry. We develop atomistically informed continuum mechanics models, coupling mechanics and lithium reaction and diffusion to account for a wide range of in-situ experimental phenoemna. Some recent publications: