Professors Wilkins Aquino and John Dolbow at Duke University are soliciting applications for candidates interested in a postdoctoral fellowship in computational mechanics at Duke University.  Applicants are expected to have experience in the development of numerical methods for problems in mechanics.  Experience with nonlinear systems of equations, high-performance computing, C++, and/or meshless methods will be viewed favorably.  

Shape memory ceramics are a unique family of shape memory materials with a wide variety of applications, such as ultra-high energy dissipation and high-temperature actuation. Along with significant progress in the experimental study of zirconia-based shape memory ceramics in recent years, computational simulations have exhibited powerful capabilities in revealing nano/microstructure-dependent deformation and failure mechanisms in these materials.

A postdoc position is available in the Qiming Wang group at the University of Southern California. The successful candidate is expected to work on the additive manufacturing of architected materials.

The candidates with the following research backgrounds are welcome to apply: (1) polymer synthesis and characterization, (2) photopolymerization-based additive manufacturing (e.g., stereolithography, two-photon, PolyJet, and others), and/or (3) mechanics of smart materials and structures. 

Good oral and written English skills are required.

Please note that a new version of the internship job description focusing on computation mechanics, with preferred skills defined, is now attached. The earlier job description (still attached as before), with focus on robotics, is still relavant. We have both positions available to fill for 2019.

We thank all students who have submitted their applications. They are currently under review. Both positions are still open as of now. - Tianxiang, Jan 14, 2019

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Dear iMechanica readers,

We currently have opening for one postdoc associate available immediately at the Univesrity of Manitoba (http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~dengc/index.html). He/she will be expected to model the dislocation networks and their influence on the mechanical properties of high entropy alloys. The ideal candidate would have a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science or Mechanical Engineering with experiences in Dislocation Dynamics.

Concurrent reaction and diffusion in photo-responsive hydrogels

Xuan Chen, Lihua Jin

Dear Colleague,

I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks applications for one faculty position. The position is at the tenure-track, Assistant Professor level in the areas of Energy Science and Micro/Nanoscale Sensors and Systems.

Topics of specialization within these areas include but are not limited to:

We formulate a geometric nonlinear theory of the mechanics of accretion. In this theory the reference configuration of an accreting body is represented by a time-dependent Riemannian manifold with a time-independent metric that at each point depends on the state of deformation at that point at its time of attachment to the body, and on the way the new material is added to the body. We study the incompatibilities induced by accretion through the analysis of the material metric and its curvature in relation to the foliated structure of the accreted body.

Project title: Dynamics of methane bubbles ascent in fine-grained aquatic sediments. The project implies conducting modeling and simulations in the field of solid mechanics/linear elastic fracture mechanics.

This study aims at:

• analyzing dynamics and controlling factors of methanebubble ascent toward the seaflooraccompanied by fracturing of the ambient solid sediment;

• estimation of possibility of methane (a greenhouse gas) release to the water column and to the atmosphere;

Description 

Applications are invited for multiple postdoctoral research positions in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland, College Park (UMD).  Successful candidates will participate in a vibrant interdisciplinary and collaborative research group and be involved in projects pursuing research in the field of novel sustainable materials with exceptional properties. Applicants in the following two areas are welcome:

Area 1: Materials processing, characterization and testing