A summer internship position is available in Joint academic-industrial project between Nordisch LLC and Michigan State University. We seeks to improve the understanding of the constitutive behavior of soft materials in extreme conditions. In particular, this is important for evaluating the long-term performance of soft materials that are used as critical components in various systems.
The Modeling intern is expected to take a supporting role in the development and application of advanced modeling techniques for high-impact problems on Aging/decay of Soft Materials. The suitable candidate will support and / or lead multi-disciplinary teams focused on accelerating the design and discovery of new materials and process technologies. The role largely involves developing a deeper understanding of “structure-performance” relationships through the development of advanced numerical methods, including finite element analysis, physics-based constitutive models of polymers, and data-driven approaches to develop fast and high-throughput models. The successful candidate will work closely with Chemists, compounders, experimentalists, as well as helping in developing new concepts to tackle various technical challenges. By taking advantage of the substantial laboratory testing and characterization facilities as well as the pilot-scale equipment at the HPM lab, the Senior Modeling Scientist will gather critical experimental input for their models, validate her/his ideas under real-world conditions and drive projects to deployment at industrial operations.
Dr. Dargazany will work closely with the successful candidate in a collaborative lab environment to develop the project and help the trainee achieve their career goals.
The appointment will be for 3 to 4-months. Salary will be around $4,000 per month.
Required Degree
Doctorate applicants in Civil/ Matarial or mechanical Engineering is required
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have Significant experience in Constitutive Modeling of Soft Material
Applicants must have strong background in FEM.
Applicants Are expected to have a track record of independent models in the field of Soft Materials
Applicants are expected to work well in a team setting and be highly self-motivated.
Applicants must have at least 3 years of micro-mechanical modeling experience. In particular, the candidate shall have expertise in advanced continuum mechanics, Material Science and Computational Mathematics.
Required Application Materials
Applicants are required to submit a detailed CV and brief statement of research interests to Dr. Nabi at Jm@nordisch.us
Please title the application as "Postdoc Application"
Review of Applications Begins On
3/25/2021