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There are three post-doctoral openings at the Research Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials at the University of Texas at Austin.

A postdoctoral position is available for a highly
motivated candidate to study the physical principles of cell motility in the
Biophysics Group of the Interfaces & Complex Fluids Lab at the University
of Mons in collaboration with the Bio- and Soft Matter Group of the Institute
of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences at the Université catholique de Louvain.

We offer:
•a 3 year post-graduate scholarships for doctoral studies beginning a.s.a.p.
•interesting research work in interdisciplinary international teams
see http://www.grk1554.ovgu.de/

For the candidates:

- excellent engineering students with a good background in continuum mechanics.
- good knowledge of English required

2 Master and PhD student positions are available at Monash University, Sunway Campus in Malaysia on the following areas: 

1. Polymer nanocomposites (Preparation and modeling) (PhD).

2. Electrospinning of nanofibers(Master).

Interested candidates please send  their CV  to pooria.pasbakhsh@eng.monash.edu.my 

A few vacant positions for Scientists and Senior Scientists are available at the Institute of High Performance Computing, A*Star, Singapore.

Responsibilities: Perform industry R&D projects, and work with industry partners to develop research programs.

Qualifications:  

Ph.D in Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Applied Physics.  

Ph.D. research assistantship is available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Qualified applicants should contact Dr. Parsaoran Hutapea (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering) by email at hutapea@temple.edu.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral position in the framework of a research project "High reliability of large wind turbines via computational micromechanics based enhancement of materials performances" at the Risoe DTU.

The Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) at the British University in Egypt (BUE) has an opening for full time Research Associate to fill immediately. BUE is located in El-Shorouk City, 30 km east of Cairo and provides a UK work environment. Information about BUE and CAM can be found at www.bue.edu.eg and cam.bue.edu.eg.

We are currently seeking a PhD student to pursue research project within the Roberval Laboratory at Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France. The position is available in the scope of the OASIS project "Optimization of Addendum Surfaces In Stamping" involving several French academia and industrial partners.

The Irish Research Council for Science, Enginneering and Technology (IRCSET) has recently opened its EMBARK Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2011  - please see www.ircset.ie. Deadline for submitting applications is 16 February 2011. 

I am currently seeking two PhD students to pursue separate research projects in computational multiscale mechanics within the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at CU Boulder: (1) overlap coupling between a 3D ellipsoidal DEM code and a finite strain pressure-sensitive micromorphic elastoplasticity finite element implementation in an opensource C++ code Tahoe ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/tahoe/ ) to model interfacial mechanics between deformable solids and dense dry granular materials; and (2) multiscal

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION: The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University invites applicants for a faculty position in the area of autonomous space systems. The appointment will start in August 2011. The search is focused at the Assistant and Associate Professor level, but exceptional candidates who qualify for the rank of Full Professor will also be considered.

The group of Advanced Materials and Ultrasonic Wave Lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking one highly motivated candidate for Ph.D. positions. The appointment is starting on August 2011 or January 2012. The research topics involve dynamic modeling, elastic wave propagation, experimental design and analysis of the multifunctional metamaterials with complex microstructures.A M.S. or equivalent degree in solid mechanics, wave propagation, or material science is needed.  Talented applicants with a B.S.

As a proud member of theAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Instituteof High Performance Computing (IHPC) was established in April 1998 toprovide leadership in high performance computing as a strategicresource for scientific inquiry and industry development. Ourmission is to advance science and technology, and develop leadingedge applications through high performance computing andcomputational science.

The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position. The primary responsibility of the position is to conduct research on sonic crystals and acoustic metamaterials. The position is supported by an externally funded project by the federal government. The position is temporary appointment initially set for one year, and renewable contingent upon the performance and funding availability.  The expected starting date is January 15, 2011. Required qualifications include: an earned Ph.D.

The Tissue Mechanics Laboratory (TML) in the Biomedical Engineering Program and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut is seeking one graduate student and one postdoctoral associate to pursue research in the fields of cardiovascular mechanics and mechanobiology.

As a proud member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) was established in April 1998 to provide leadership in high performance computing as a strategic resource for scientific inquiry and industry development.  Our mission is to advance science and technology, and develop leading edge applications through high performance computing and computational science.  

We are seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in “stochastic multiscale analysis and design” in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. Applicants are expected to have expertise in the following areas: solid mechanics, uncertainty quantification, finite element modeling, and engineering optimization. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in statistical analysis. Prior experience with material microstructure characterization via image processing, and model uncertainty quantification is preferred.

The Computational Physics Group at the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the post-doctoral research associate position in Computational Mechanics. The successful candidate will develop and implement multiscale computational approaches for modeling of chemo-thermo-mechanical response of heterogeneous materials such as energetic materials and solid propellants.

Qualifications: