high-rate mechanics

Contact: Dr. Siddiq Qidwai, siddiq.qidwai [at] nrl.navy.mil

Postdoc Information: http://hroffice.nrl.navy.mil/jobs/postdoc.htm. Note the substantial stipend and benefits.

NOTE: US Citizenship is required for all positions. US Permanent Residents may be acceptable in certain circumstances.

The Multifunctional Materials Branch of the Materials Science & Technology Division at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC has an interest in postdoctoral associate candidates for several areas in computational mechanics and multiphysics.

Topic of interest include: a) biomechanics of injury at high-rate of deformation at multiple scales, b) multiscale dynamics of flexible armor, c) crystal plasticity and dislocation dynamics in electrically assisted deformation of metals, and d) multiphysics modeling of corrosion.