Postdoctoral Scholar - Polymer Engineering

About the role

The School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend is seeking qualified applicants for a one-year postdoctoral scholar position, with the possibility of renewal.

Responsibilities

• Investigate crystallization phenomena related to polymer processing under the guidance of Dr. Xiaoshi Zhang, Dr. Alicyn Rhoades, and other polymer faculty members.
• Work with a highly productive, dynamic research group consisting of faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduates.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary group of scholars across the Pennsylvania State University system.

Requirements

• Holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Research experience in polymer characterization or polymer processing is required.
• Experience with analytical techniques such as thermal analysis and X-ray scattering is required.
• Hands-on experience with plastic processing, fast scanning calorimetry (FSC), small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), and synchrotron X-ray techniques is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of programming and machine learning is also strongly preferred.
• Experience in mentoring undergraduate researchers, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and contributing to collaborative research efforts is required.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Research experience in polymer characterization or polymer processing.
• Experience with analytical techniques such as thermal analysis and X-ray scattering.
• Hands-on experience with plastic processing, fast scanning calorimetry (FSC), small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), and synchrotron X-ray techniques.
• Knowledge of programming and machine learning.
• Experience in mentoring undergraduate researchers, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and contributing to collaborative research efforts.

Skills

• Programming and machine learning skills are preferred.

Benefits

Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Pay

Details regarding pay are not specified in the posted job description.

Schedule

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Benefits

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Application

Please submit a cover letter, CV, and research summary with the application.

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