Postdoc: ICME for In-Space Welding & Additive Manufacturing

ORAU; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A NASA-affiliated research organization is seeking postdoctoral scholars to engage in the NASA Postdoctoral Program. Successful candidates will focus on developing computational materials science techniques for in-space applications, including welding and additive manufacturing. The position is open to U.S. citizens who hold a Doctoral Degree, with a strong emphasis on experience with high-performance computing and fluid dynamics. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant research in an interdisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with computational materials science and fluid dynamics methods desired.
• Experience with high-performance computing platforms, including parallelization.
• Familiarity with techniques such as phase field modeling, cellular automata, and finite element.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply expertise to the ICME workflow for in-space applications.
• Innovate novel and existing processes and alloys for in-space welding and AM.

Skills

Computational materials science

Fluid dynamics methods

Density functional theory

Molecular dynamics

High-performance computing

Education

Doctoral Degree

Tools

Unix environments

Job description

A NASA-affiliated research organization is seeking postdoctoral scholars to engage in the NASA Postdoctoral Program. Successful candidates will focus on developing computational materials science techniques for in-space applications, including welding and additive manufacturing. The position is open to U.S. citizens who hold a Doctoral Degree, with a strong emphasis on experience with high-performance computing and fluid dynamics. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant research in an interdisciplinary environment.