19070000 - EG-ENG SCH SUSTAIN INFRST ENV

Post Doctoral Associate in area of Mass Concrete

The post-doctoral associate will work full-time at the FDOT Materials Office in Gainesville to provide technical expertise and services to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) State Materials Office (SMO), as well as the District Materials and Research Offices, in meeting the specific needs of day-to-day applications of mass concrete placements, research in Portland cement, supplementary cementitious materials, and concrete in general. The work will be performed under the general supervision and guidance of the FDOT staff.  In general, the services provided will consist of:

•             Professional services including technical support of SMO and District personnel with laboratory and field issues related to structural concrete and pavement concrete.

•             Design of field and laboratory research projects, laboratory testing and reporting.

•             Laboratory and field equipment installation and maintenance.

•             Development of the database of heat of hydration and adiabatic temperature rise tables for concrete mix designs used in mass concrete applications across Florida.

•             Incorporation of research and laboratory findings into FDOT specification documents, in particular Section 346 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

•             Assistance with the development of performance-based specifications.

•             Provide formal and informal training as part of technology transfer to the FDOT’s staff in related tasks, and as directed by the Project Manager.

$74,000

PhD in Engineering 

Candidates with strong background in concrete materials, instrumentation, statistical methods, and database applications will be considered for this position.

Interested persons may send a CV and three names of references to Mang Tia, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, at [email protected] .

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/     

If accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.   

This is a time-limited position.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.