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PhD position available at University of Louisville
One fully-funded Ph.D. position is available in my team for Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. The prospective Ph.D. student should be highly motivated to participate in computational and/or experimental research related to the mechanics of lithium-ion batteries. Applicants should submit a full CV to yanyu.chen [at] louisville.edu.
Opening at Harvard Medical School on Device Characterization & Development
The Traverso Laboratory is seeking a mechanical/biomedical reseach engineer to join the team focused on the development of novel gastrointestinal (GI) devices for treatment of major diseases. This includes technologies such as drug delivery systems, smart pills and stents, soft actuators, and ingestible electronics. The ideal candidate will have experience with designing and analyzing mechanical systems and materials for biological application.
PhD openings in Experiment and Multiscale Modeling at Baylor University
Multiple fully funded PhD positions are available as early as Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 in Dr. Ning Zhang’s research group in the Mechanical Engineering department at Baylor University. The research work will focus on exploring and designing novel, green and advanced materials through experimental synthesis and characterization, as well as multiscale modeling.
The research topics include:
(1) Sustainable and strong polymer composites;
(2) Medium/High entropy alloys;
(3) Biomaterials;
(4) Machine learning;
Postdoc Position -- Univ. of Pittsburgh
The Shankar Research Group (www.shankarlab.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh anticipates an opening for a postdoctoral associate starting September 2022. The position’s primary area of research will focus on 3D printing with liquid crystal elastomers and cholesteric liquid crystal polymers. A background in synthesis of liquid crystalline polymers, photoalignment techniques and polymer characterization is required.
Postdoc position in 3D printing/bioprinting and experimental mechanics of smart materials
A postdoctoral position will be available at University of Pavia in Italy starting January 2023. The position will be part of an ERC Starting project. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr Giulia Scalet (giulia.scalet [at] unipv.it).
Postdoc position in Experimental Mechanics of Polymers at the University of Oxford
A 3-year postdoctoral position is available in the Solid Mechanics & Materials Group at the University of Oxford to study the mechanical and degradation behaviour of biodegradable polymers using experimental methods. The postdoctoral researcher will be supervised by Associate Prof. Laurence Brassart and the project is supported by UKRI.
Funded PhD position in Engineering Mechanics or Geomechanics
Our Multiphyical Geomechanics group (Link) at the Civil Engineering department of the University of Colorado Boulder has an opening PhD position for Spring 2023 or Fall 2023 in the area of Engineering Mechanics or Geomechanics. Please see the PDF attached for more details. Thank you!
Postdoc position at Imperial College London on hydrogen assisted fracture
The Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials research group are looking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to work in the prediction of hydrogen embrittlement using computational methods. The Research Associate will work under the supervision of Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda and the project is supported by TENARIS.