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Interested individuals should submit a single pdf file that includes a cover letter that outlines the applicant's research and career goals, their curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references. Questions may be directed to Professor Gary Was ([email protected]). The position is available as of March 1, 2024. 

Summary

A post-doctoral research fellow position is available with Professor Gary S. Was in the Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Department at the University of Michigan in the area of irradiation effects on candidate fusion reactor blanket materials in collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems and MIT. The successful candidate will work on a project focused on triple ion beam irradiation experiments to assess the roles of H, He and damage on the microstructure of several candidate fusion reactor blanket materials via transmission electron microscopy.

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Required Qualifications*

A Ph.D. in a related field.

Candidates should have a strong background in materials science with a focus on metals and alloys, be highly proficient in transmission electron microscopy, have experience designing and running ion irradiation experiments, and knowledge of radiation effects, irradiated microstructures, and TEM of irradiated materials.

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