Postdoctoral Research Associate - College of Engineering - Department of Mechanical Engineering

About the role

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!

Innovation. Interdisciplinary collaboration. Complex problem solving. In Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, faculty members, researchers, and students are revolutionizing focus areas in advanced manufacturing, bioengineering, computational engineering, energy and the environment, product design, and robotics. In addition, they are using their expertise in interdisciplinary research centers across the university.

Carnegie Mellon University’s department of Mechanical Engineering is searching for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment.

Responsibilities

• Complete research and development required for microwave sintering product development.
• Investigate the effects of electric fields during synthesis using characterization tools.
• Work with CMU Swartz center on commercialization strategy.
• Provide lab maintenance and safety leadership.
• Present findings at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
• Perform other project-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PhD in materials science or related engineering degree.
• 3–5 years of experience with hands-on expertise in the field-assisted synthesis of a variety of materials as well as characterization tools (x-ray, neutron scattering, optical and electron microscopy, spectroscopy and analytical tools, etc.).
• Experience fabricating and testing devices for sensing and/or energy storage (e.g., batteries).
• Knowledge of/experience with analysis required for commercialization and productization of microwave sintering technology is highly desired.

Requirements

• Knowledge of ceramics and microwaves.
• Experience working in a wet lab and experimental data gathering and analysis.

Techniques

• x-ray scattering
• neutron scattering
• optical microscopy
• electron microscopy
• spectroscopy

Materials

• ceramics
• energy storage materials
• sensing materials