Postdoctoral Fellow Position
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, USA

Job Description:

I am hiring a postdoc colleague for our SUCHSM lab at IIT Hyderabad through Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowships (IITH-IPDF). Candidates interested in continuum mechanics, molecular statics, or computational mechanics are encouraged to contact me with their updated CVs by 12th Feb. Applications are open to Indian citizens only. 

Application Form: https://iith.ac.in/news/2024/01/31/IITH-IPDF-2024/

Technical University of Denmark, Risø Campus (30 km from Copenhagen): New vacant postdoc position for 1 years (extension is possible). LinK: https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/… You are expected to have a PhD, good knowledge of mechanics of materials, computational micromechanics, finite element simulations (ABAQUS) as well as programming in a higher-level language (Python, including Numpy package).

A fully funded Ph.D. opening at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, is available for candidates with a strong interest in applying and developing mathematical programming techniques for optimal design of modular structures, mechanisms, and/or (meta-)materials. The candidate will be jointly supervised by Marek Tyburec, Michal Kočvara, and myself.

If you have NSF-funded projects, please encourage your students to submit posters to ASME IMECE topic 16-1 and 16-2 (REU only)! NSF provides 30+ travel awards ($1200 each) to cover student travel cost, plus chances to win poster competition awards.

 Micro-and nano-rods have been identified for various applications in actuators, sensors, and energy harvesters. This paper develops a general framework for micro-and nano-rods based on the one-dimensional strain-gradient theory for special Cosserat rods that considers large displacement and rotation of the cross section, chirality, and size effects. Initially, we obtain the linear momentum balance and angular momentum balance equations for rods utilizing the three-dimensional strain-gradient elasticity theory.

Journal Club for February 2024: Mechanics in Solid-State Batteries: Mechanical Properties, Interfacial Failure, and Multiphysics Modeling

Wei Li⁼, Ruqing Fang⁼, Junning Jiao, Juner Zhu*

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University

* Corresponding author: j.zhu [at] northeastern.edu
= Authors with equal contributions to this article

USACM Nanotechnology and Lower Scale Phenomena TTA,  webinar is on Jan 31, at 2-3 pm central time.

Speaker: Prof. Surya R. Kalidindi from Georgia Institute of Technology

We have Prof. Raymundo Arróyave of Texas A&M University as the discussant.

We are hoping the format will promote a lively interactive discussion and engage members of our community. We look forward to seeing you there.  Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.

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I have a postdoc position available immediately in my research group (https://engineering.rowan.edu/dehub/). The position offers very competitive salary and it relates to an externally funded project on a cutting-edge topic of design optimization of metal parts for aerospace applications. The interested candidates must have a demonstrated capability to perform mechanical testing coupled with optical metrology and need to have good understanding of computational modeling. Please contact me directly as the position will be filled quickly.