Post Doctoral Fellow - Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Responsibilities

• Develops kinematic models and constitutive relations of various organs and tissues of the respiratory system: lungs, diaphragm, airways, and chest ribs cage.
• Reconstructs the geometric shapes of the organs of the respiratory system from CT images.
• Develops finite element codes to simulate the function of the respiratory system.
• Publishes in peer-reviewed journals and supports proposal writing.

Requirements

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• Strong background in solid mechanics and computational mechanics.
• Familiarity with biomechanics and biomedical engineering (preferred).
• Experience with 3D scanning systems (preferred).

Qualifications

• Clear and clean English skills as supported by an adequate publication record.

Skills

• Knowledge of specialized advanced professional disciplines or the highest level of general business knowledge (requires attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training).

Benefits

• Not specified.

Pay

• Commensurate with Experience/Education.

Schedule

• Not specified.

Additional Posting Information

We are seeking a Post Doctoral Fellow to work on mechanics of the respiratory system. The project combines theoretical development, image analysis, and computer simulation. The position requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required. All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions.