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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employer
Northeastern University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jun 16, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Vocational & Technical Fields
Employment Level
Post-Doc
Employment Type
Full Time


Postdoctoral Research Associate

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
A post-doctoral position in the general area of applied mechanics is available in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Northeastern University.

Responsibilities:
The general goal of this work is to investigate the mechanics of the material build-process in cold spray 3D additive manufacturing. The work will aim to create building blocks that can realistically simulate: : i) deposition shape and history; ii) heating effects due to hot-gas impingement and plasticity; and, iii) residual stress history and porosity. In order to develop these building blocks combined experimental, analytical and computational approaches will be used. The building blocks will then be combined into a homogenized model to simulate the cold spray (CS) coating process. Coating of planar shapes such as rectangles, circles, etc. will be simulated. The analysis capability delivered with this approach will be used to predict the residual stresses and temperature history in the coatings.

Qualifications:
Knowledge of finite element theory, contact mechanics, plasticity and cohesive zone using customized codes and LSDyna (and Abaqus) are required. Experience with writing own finite element codes, user subroutines (with FORTRAN) and Python code will be helpful for the position. The position is available for 1 year with possible extension for another. The post-doctoral fellow will interact with a network of PIs, post-docs and graduate students working in continuum mechanics, molecular dynamics, metallurgy and experiments. The work will involve both experimental and theoretical components. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Sinan Muftu (s.muftu@northeastern.edu) with a letter describing their relevant experience, and send their CV with the names of three references. US Citizenship or permanent residency is required.


Preferred Qualifications:

N/A

Salary Grade:
10

Additional Information:
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.



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