Post Doc Res Assoc

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Location: Salt Lake City, UTAH
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 05 Sep 2021

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Open Date 07/06/2021
Requisition Number PRN26803B
Job Title Post Doc Res Assoc
Working Title Post Doctoral Research Associate
Job Grade A00
FLSA Code Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
VP Area Academic Affairs
Department 00068 - Mechanical Engineering
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $50,000-$60,000 DOE
Close Date 09/05/2021
Open Until Filled No
Job Summary
The University of Utah, Department of Mechanical Engineering, invites applications for a Department of Defense-funded post-doctoral researcher position starting as soon as possible.
Responsibilities
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) enables rapid fabrication of structural parts with complex geometries, which cannot easily be manufactured with traditional methods. While originally limited to rapid prototyping, recent advances of metal AM technology also enable direct fabrication of functional end-use parts in e.g., aerospace, medical devices, and military applications. However, the transition from rapid prototyping to fabricating end-use parts also reveals technology barriers, including fabrication speed, accuracy, part variability, and uncertainty about the process-structure-property relationship, which must be overcome to render metal AM a scalable, reliable, and high-throughput manufacturing process that will be widely adopted. 
Crucially, measuring, quantifying, and describing the multiscale surface topography of metal AM parts, and connecting this knowledge to the metal AM process parameters and the resulting mechanical properties of the part, is not well-understood. However, the ability to do so would allow producing metal AM parts with designer surface topography and mechanical properties, reduce the need for post-processing and, thus, reduce barriers to widely adopting metal AM as a viable manufacturing process.
The individual filling this position will be expected to work on measuring and characterizing the surface topography of metal AM parts and relating that knowledge to contact mechanics of as-built metal AM surfaces. The work will involve surface topography measurements and leveraging that data to derive data-driven models using machine learning algorithms, to relate surface topography of as-built metal AM surfaces to AM process parameters.
Experience with metal AM, tribology, design of experiments, statistics and/or machine learning are desirable. A PhD specializing in mechanical engineering or related scientific field is expected. The grant is led by Prof. B. Raeymaekers and the Utah Tribology and Precision Engineering Laboratory. The post-doctoral research will join a vibrant research group with PhD, MS, and undergraduate students, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with several other lab members and contribute to mentoring graduate students.
The project is currently funded, so the start date is as soon as practical. The position will be located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, publication list, statement of research plans, and list of three references.
Minimum Qualifications
A PhD degree in mechanical engineering or other related scientific discipline or equivalency required
Preferences
Knowledge of metal additive manufacturing, tribology, and/or machine learning are desirable. Self-motivated and go-getter personality; and demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.
Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. 
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. 
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:
Director/ Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA)
135 Park Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-8365
[email protected]
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This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

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