Ph.D. Research Position in Soft Material Mechanics (U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident/Green Card holder only)

One Ph.D. research position is available in January 2022 at Iowa State University’s Mechanical Engineering Department in the area of soft tissue biomechanics and biomaterials. The candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident/Green Card holder and have earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field. The selected candidate is expected to start no later than June 2022.

The primary objective of the research is to apply non-contact experimental methods to characterize the mechanical response of soft materials to dynamic loading. The candidate is responsible for conducting the experiments, analyzing the results, and developing computational models to understand the response of the soft material to various loading conditions. Familiarity with the finite element software package ABAQUS and ability to program in MATLAB, FORTRAN, or Python is a plus, but is not required.

To apply, please send the following materials to Dr. Sarah Bentil by email (sbentil@iastate.edu) and put PhD Applicant: Soft Material Mechanics in the subject of the email:

• Cover letter (briefly stating your research interests, along with a summary of your background, achievements, and motivations)
• CV (including research experience, related courses, publications, presentations, projects, and GRE score)
• Copy of transcripts
• Names and addresses of three references
• Copy of a representative publication (if applicable)

Visit the following link to learn more about our research group and activities: http://www.me.iastate.edu/sbentil/