Collaborative Hypersonic And Missile Defense Faculty Fellowship

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Supplement

Relocation Allowance

Training and Travel Allowance

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education invites applications for a faculty fellowship in Collaborative Hypersonic and Missile Defense Research at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Fellows will work with AFIT faculty on hypersonic vehicle development, CAD geometry configuration, and data-driven validation using ABAQUS, NASTRAN, MATLAB, and CFD tools.

Under mentorship, you will predict vehicle responses, assess stresses and deflections, and contribute to multi-disciplinary optimization

Qualifications

• Current faculty member at an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university.
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (LPR).
• Discipline(s) include Chemistry and Materials Sciences; Communications and Graphics Design; Computer, Information, and Data Sciences; Earth and Geosciences; Engineering; Life Health and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on learning with AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management Faculty in Hypersonic Vehicle development.
• Configure new geometries in CAD and model vehicle responses to aerodynamic, structural, and thermal loading.
• Conduct wind tunnel experiments and document findings for DoD review.

Education

Doctoral Degree

Job description

The Air Force Institute of Technology is offering a faculty fellowship in Collaborative Hypersonic and Missile Defense Research at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

What will I be doing?

• In this project, the participants will experience hands‑on learning with AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management Faculty in Hypersonic Vehicle development by participating in the configuration of new geometries in CAD; modeling and simulating the vehicle response to aerodynamic, structural, and thermal loading conditions; and conducting physical experiments for validation. Computer packages such as ABAQUS, NASTRAN, CAPS, MatLab, DAKOTA, CFL3D, FUN3D, etc. will be utilized for data generation, post-processing and response interpretation.

Why should I apply?

Under the guidance of a mentor, you will gain hands‑on experience to complement your education and support your academic and professional goals. Along the way, you will engage in activities and research in several areas. These include, but are not limited to:

• Learn how to predict the vehicle response under multiple flight paths, maneuvers, and load conditions
• Participate in determining the vehicle's sustainability and resilience through the computation of stresses, deflections, and buckling resistance
• Participate in computing the aerodynamic pressures using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Gain experience in analyzing vehicle stability and resilience under extreme operating conditions (e.g., high temperature operating conditions, vehicle response to various heat transfer modes)
• Define the associated uncertainties in mission, vehicle geometry, and material variabilities
• Enhance skills in developing optimized vehicle configurations for shape, size, and topology aspects of hypersonic mission
• Consider aerodynamic, thermal, and structural performance requirements in a multidisciplinary optimization environment
• Study the newly developed configurations and consider manufacturability issues for high temperature materials
• Participate in wind tunnel experiments for representative Mach numbers and vehicle maneuver conditions for validating the prototypes
• Document the findings and periodically present the research to other DoD Scientists and Engineers

Where will I be located?

Dayton, Ohio

What is the anticipated start date?

Exact start dates will be determined at the time of selection and in coordination with the selected candidate. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and fellowships will be filled as qualified candidates are identified.

Appointment Length

This research appointment can last up to 12 months, with the possibility to be renewed for additional research periods. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.

What are the appointment provisions?

• Health Insurance Supplement. Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE.
• Relocation Allowance
• Training and Travel Allowance

About AFIT

The mission of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is to help build America's airpower, by educating military and civilian Airmen to innovatively accomplish the Air Force's core missions, in support of joint operations, more effectively, efficiently, sustainably and affordably. We provide unique defense-focused, research-enabled, multi-disciplinary advanced academic education, as well as globally delivering career-long, action-based, functional professional continuing education, over a continuum of learning, on-command and on-demand. Our success is measured by the career-long contributions of our graduates, faculty and staff. AFIT accomplishes this mission through four schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, the Civil Engineer School, and the School of Strategic Force Studies. To learn more about the research performed at AFIT, please visit www.afit.edu.

About ORISE

This program, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and DoD. Participants do not enter into an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DoD or any other office or agency. Instead, you will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE. For more information, visit the ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Qualifications

The qualified applicant will be a current faculty member at an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university.

Point of Contact

Leslie

Eligibility Requirements

>12 )

• Citizenship: LPR or U.S. Citizen
• Degree: Doctoral Degree.
• Discipline(s):
  • Chemistry and Materials Sciences
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Bio-inorganic Chemistry
    • Bio-organic Chemistry
    • Biophysical Chemistry
    • Chemistry (General)
    • Environmental Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Materials Sciences
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Polymer Chemistry
    • Theoretical Chemistry
  • Communications and Graphics Design (2 )
    • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (16 )
      • Earth and Geosciences (21 )
        • Engineering (29 )
          • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
            • Life Health and Medical Sciences (45 )
              • Mathematics and Statistics (10 )
                • Other Non-Science & Engineering (2 )
                  • Physics (16 )
                    • Science & Engineering-related (1 )
                      • Social and Behavioral Sciences (27 )