Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Position (US Persons only): Atomic scale and Mesoscale Modeling Materials at the University of Connecticut

The Computational Materials & Mechanics Group (CMMG) at the University of Connecticut has an immediate opening for a graduate student and/or a postdoctoral researcher in the area of modeling of impact behavior of materials at the mesoscale. The position is open for US persons only (US citizenship or Permanent Residency required). The student/postdoctoral researcher will work on the development and application of atomistic (density functional theory, molecular dynamics) and mesoscale modeling methods (quasi-coarse-grained dynamics) to investigate the behavior of materials under impact loading conditions.  

Postdoc: Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a closely related area
• Parallel programming skills in Fortran, C/C++
• Experience in running molecular dynamics simulations, density functional theory

Student: Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate education in mechanical engineering, materials science, physics or a related discipline;
• Previous experience using computational methods or programming is a plus, but is not required;

Interested candidates should send a CV and the contact information of at least three professional references to Prof. Avinash Dongare at dongare@uconn.edu. The applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled.