Postdoc: Battery Fire Safety & Thermal Runaway Research

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 85,400 - 85,800; Full time

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Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a PREP Research Associate at Johns Hopkins to conduct research on rechargeable battery fires. This role involves experimenting and analyzing data related to thermal runaway in rechargeable batteries.

Ideal candidates will possess a doctoral degree in a relevant engineering field, have demonstrated expertise in heat transfer, and be familiar with data acquisition systems and scripting languages. Strong communication skills are also essential.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering.
• Expert experience in convective and radiative heat transfer.
• Familiarity with computational fluid dynamics models.
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems using National Instruments equipment.
• Common scripting languages like Python or Matlab.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct experiments to assess thermal runaway in rechargeable batteries.
• Determine methods to collect and analyze data from various measurement tools.
• Assess uncertainty of measurements collected from experiments.
• Use modeling tools to simulate heat transfer of batteries.
• Present results at internal and external meetings.
• Archive results, protocols, and documentation.

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a PREP Research Associate at Johns Hopkins to conduct research on rechargeable battery fires. This role involves experimenting and analyzing data related to thermal runaway in rechargeable batteries.

Ideal candidates will possess a doctoral degree in a relevant engineering field, have demonstrated expertise in heat transfer, and be familiar with data acquisition systems and scripting languages. Strong communication skills are also essential.