Post-Doctoral Fellow in Computational Structural/Solid Mechanics and Design

Applicants are sought to fill a post-doctoral position in
computational solid/structural mechanics and design. The selected applicant will work
closely with Prof. Masoud Rais-Rohani and his research colleagues and graduate
students at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) in the Bagley
College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. Applicants must have strong background
in finite element analysis with good knowledge of commercial codes such as ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, or MD Nastran.

Research activities are in support of DOE and NSF funded
projects on simulation-based design of complex structures and will include the
application of microstructure-based constitutive models in high strain rate
problems such as those associated with vehicle crash, nonlinear large
deformation process modeling such as sheet forming and extrusion, coupled
process-performance simulation, and design optimization. 

Preference will be given to applicants who have excellent
research record based on scholarly publications and other accomplishments. This position is for one year starting August 15, 2011. Interested applicants should send a cover letter describing their research interests and qualifications for the position together with their current vitae via e-mail to Dr. Rais-Rohani at Masoud@ae.msstate.edu.