Postdoc: Multiscale Mechanics for AM Alloys

UT-Battelle; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prescription Drug Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Educational Assistance

Wellness Programs

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Parental Leave

Employee Discounts

Job summary

UT-Battelle, operating Oak Ridge National Laboratory, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance multiscale modeling and probabilistic lifing for high-temperature alloys and extreme environment materials. You will implement nonlinear constitutive models into FE codes and explore crystal plasticity for additively manufactured alloys.

You will collaborate with computational scientists, experimentalists, and engineers, support proposals, and publish high-impact papers while aligning with

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field within the past five years.
• Strong background in mechanical behavior of materials.
• Experience developing and implementing constitutive models in commercial or open-source FE software.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development and implementation of nonlinear constitutive models into FE codes.
• Participate in development of crystal plasticity constitutive models into FE codes for additively manufactured alloys.
• Develop probabilistic lifing approaches for additively manufactured materials using multiscale modeling.
• Present and report research results at workshops and conferences and publish key findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary lab environment across computational scientists, experimentalists, and engineers.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by upholding core values and promoting an inclusive, safe workplace.

Skills

Multiscale modeling

Probabilistic lifing

Crystal plasticity

Nonlinear constitutive models

FE simulations

Machine learning

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

ANSYS

MOOSE

DAMASK

Job description

UT-Battelle, operating Oak Ridge National Laboratory, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance multiscale modeling and probabilistic lifing for high-temperature alloys and extreme environment materials. You will implement nonlinear constitutive models into FE codes and explore crystal plasticity for additively manufactured alloys.

You will collaborate with computational scientists, experimentalists, and engineers, support proposals, and publish high-impact papers while aligning with