Research Scientist
Job posting number: #7369292. Posted: August 24, 2026. Application deadline: Open until filled.
About the role
The Research Scientist will serve in a non-faculty capacity with primary research projects in the Mechanical Engineering Department to advance or enhance work in materials engineering. This position will perform multidisciplinary engineering research and fundamental sciences in the combined disciplines of chemistry, physics, mechanical and materials engineering, materials science, and nanotechnology to support a research infrastructure for advanced broad-based materials innovation and technology. The role will also support and lead activities in The Center for Advanced Materials & Smart Structures.
About the organization
The Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS), under the Mechanical Engineering (MEEN) Department, is a world-class center conducting research and education on the production, processing (casting, extrusion, shear rolling, etc.), characterization (microscopy, corrosion, microtomography), and testing of biomedical metals, with a particular focus on highly engineered magnesium alloys. CAMSS has extensive facilities for materials processing and attracts substantial federal funding, including a second NSF-ERC, and research support from AFRL, DOD, and other agencies. The center mentors and trains both graduate and undergraduate students in all facets of the research enterprise, from experimentation and data analysis to theses/dissertations completion, publications, and conference proceedings/posters.
Requirements
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
- 5 years of research experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering with an undergraduate degree in Chemistry, Physics, or Biology.
- 10 years of research experience in materials, bioengineering, and/or nanotechnology.