The Materials Theory Group at the School of Materials Engineering of Purdue University has a post-doctoral opening in the area of physics of thermal transport in crystalline solids. The postdoc will use Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE) approach to investigate the phonon and electron thermal transport in crystalline solids with lattice defects. A solid state physics background is highly desired for this position but applicants with a strong, closely related theory background from materials science or other engineering disciplines will be considered. The ideal candidate is one who is strongly interested in the fundamental theoretical concepts related to thermal transport and related computational modeling, and must have excellent programming skills in Fortran and/or C++. For inquiry please send an email to Professor Anter El-Azab (aelazab [at] purdue.edu). The position will remain open until filled. Interested candidates can send a curriculum vita with list of publications, a one-page or less statement of research interests and the names of at least two references, with their email addresses and telephone numbers to the provided email. The Materials Theory Group performs theoretical and computational research in the areas of mesoscale plasticity and dislocation dynamics, radiation effects in materials, microstructure evolution, phase field method development, phonon and electron thermal transport in crystalline solids, and computational methods for materials science and mechanics. The group has over ten graduate students and postdocs, with a wide range of collaborations.
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There are two openings for the position of post-doctoral scholar starting immediately for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Computational Chemical Sciences (CCS) project titled “SPARC-X: Quantum simulations at extreme scale — reactive dynamics from first principles” at Georgia Institute of Technology. This is a four year interdisciplinary research project being led by Phanish Suryanarayana, Andrew J Medford, Edmond Chow, and Polo Chau in collaboration with John E Pask (LLNL).

The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich invites applications for professorial faculty positions of all ranks and in all areas of Mechanical and Process Engineering.

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Keywords: Coons, Gordon (transfinite), Barnhill, Bernstein-Bézier, B-splines, Rational Bézier, NURBS, Mathematical Physics, Potential and elasticity problems, Acoustics, Plate bending, 3D problems, CAD-based macroelement, Domain decomposition; Ritz-Galerkin, Integral equations (BEM), Collocation methods; Statics (steady-state) and Dynamics (time-dependent problems).

The Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, EMI, is pleased to announce its 2019 EMI International Conference to be held on July 3-5, 2019at INSA of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France. The conference will be chaired by Prof. Ali Daouadji (INSA of Lyon) and will be a forum to present the newest findings and to depict the future development of Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Sciences, understood in the broadest sense.

The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University seeks candidates for tenure-track faculty positions. Of particular interest are candidates in the areas of Solid Mechanics and Materials, Fluid and Thermal Sciences, Haptics, and Design, although applications aligned with any of the School’s strategic disciplines/applications will be considered. 

Synopsys NE Ltd (https://www.synopsys.com/simpleware.html) invites applications for an Early Stage Researcher position (Doctoral Candidate) as part of the Rapid Biomechanics and Simulation for Personalized Clinical Design (RAINBOW) MCSA European Training Network. RAINBOW is funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.

Synopsys NE Ltd (https://www.synopsys.com/simpleware.html) invites applications for an Early Stage Researcher position (Doctoral Candidate) as part of the Rapid Biomechanics and Simulation for Personalized Clinical Design (RAINBOW) MCSA European Training Network. RAINBOW is funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.

North Carolina State University (NC State) invites applications and nominations for one or more tenure-track faculty positions in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). Appointments will be targeted at the Assistant Professor level with the expected start date in Fall 2019. Applicants are expected to have a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other closely related fields, before the start date of the position. The search will be conducted in the following three areas: