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One Postdoctoral/Research Scientist Position in Geometric Modeling and Mesh Generation
A position of postdoctoral fellow or research scientist is available immediately in the group
of Jessica Zhang at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
We are looking for someone with strong software design and development skills coupled
with knowledge of geometric modeling and mesh generation. The main tasks of this position
is to build a flexible software system for geometry-representation and mesh generation with
a focus on early-design evaluations as well as supporting complex analyses for a range of
physics/applications. This is a collaborating project between Carnegie Mellon University
and Naval Research Lab. The salary will be commensurate with experience and background.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop and implement software environment/components for geometry representation
and mesh generation in support of computational mechanics applications.
Significant software development/programming activity is expected.
Qualifications:
Master or PhD in Engineering or Computer Science
Background and experience:
Strong background in geometric modeling and automatic mesh generation techniques
suitable for engineering analysis and design.
In-depth knowledge of CAD-CAE integration issues for engineering analyses using finite element methods.
Hands-on experience with one or more geometric modeling kernels.
Experience with distributed high-performance computing platforms is desirable.
Software Skills:
Experience with architecting large-scale software systems
Expertise in modern object-oriented techniques
Expertise in programming C++, C
Familiarity with Python and other scripting languages
Familiarity with Windows/Linux operating system
US citizenship or legal permanent residency required.
Interested applicants please contact Jessica Zhang by sending application materials
to jessicaz@andrew.cmu.edu. The application materials should include:
* Current CV with names and contact information of at least three references
* Brief statement of career goal, research background and interests
Contact:
Yongjie (Jessica) Zhang
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
303 Scaife Hall
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: jessicaz@andrew.cmu.edu
Tel: (412)268-5332 Fax: (412)268-3348
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Questions to Jessica (re. post-doc)
Hi Jessica (and also others),
Sounds very interesting. (That is, personally, to me.) But I do have quite a few questions:
(i) Does the position require security clearance, US citizenship or green-card? If not, does it require the applicant to be already holding a valid US visa? If not, will you (CMU) sponsor for the relevant visa?
(ii) Will a 45 year old Indian male with an Indian University's PhD do? I mean, a PhD from a university other than the IITs or IISc, esp. IIT Bombay.
I asked these questions openly because I have been observing two things:
(a) Quite a few job ads here at iMechanica---a good sign, but
(b) No mention of the things such as the above. If people could clarify right while posting the job opportunities, it would be helpful. After all, iMechanica is supposed to be global.
So, people like me---at least I---would certainly appreciate if not just Jessica but also others addressed concerns such as these.
(The matter about 45 year old Indian male etc. is not meant for humor. It's actual. Govt. jobs in India often have an upper age limit. US jobs tend to be more open but if how the Americans treat me and my job applications for their companies in USA and even *in India* is any indication, there is a lot of absolutely wrong sort of prejudice related to age that exists even with the Americans---no matter how loud usually they do cry to the contrary. Competence is a secondary consideration---not primary---with the present-day Americans.)
Reply to Ajit
Hi Ajit,
Thanks for your questions. We do have the requirement of "US Citizenship or Green Card", which was given in the job description. Regarding your 2nd question, we don't have any requirements.
Reply to Jessica:
Hi Jessica,
Thank you for your reply. Sorry, in my excitement, I didn't notice the US citizen/green card requirement. However, regarding your answer to my second question, I still am not very clear. "We don't have any requirements" doesn't exactly answer the question, does it?
Ajit
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