Postdoctoral Fellow (Civil and Systems Engineering) - Wildfire Resilience

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); Presencial; USD 63.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to study wildfire resilience and its impact on the built environment and communities. The fellow will develop computational models and collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team to advance risk-informed resilience strategies.

The successful candidate will work under Professor Thomas Gernay, contribute to numerical simulations, manuscript preparation, and proposals, and mentor students within the Multi-Hazard

Formación

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated research in wildfire science, fire engineering, structural resilience, hazard modeling, or related areas.
• Strong analytical and computational abilities with experience in numerical modeling and programming.
• Track record of scholarly publications and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct independent and collaborative research on wildfire resilience and hazards affecting the built environment.
• Develop computational models and simulation tools to assess vulnerability and performance of structures and infrastructure.
• Investigate fire behavior and interactions between hazards, structures, and communities.
• Apply risk-based and performance-based methods to mitigation, resilience investments, and recovery planning.
• Prepare manuscripts for peer‑reviewed journals and present findings at conferences.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students and contribute to group research activities.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Computational skills

Numerical modeling

Scientific programming

Written and oral communication

Independent work

Educación

Ph.D. in Civil/Structural/Fire Protection Eng or related field

Descripción del empleo

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first researchuniversity and home to nine world-class academic divisions workingtogether as one university.

Salary : $ 63,480 - 80,000

Johns Hopkins University: Whiting School of Engineering: Departmentof Civil and Systems Engineering

Description

Postdoctoral Fellow – Wildfire Resilience Job Summary

The Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns HopkinsUniversity seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research onwildfire resilience and the impacts of wildfires on the builtenvironment and communities.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute to the development ofinnovative research methodologies, computational models, andrisk-informed approaches to better understand and enhance theresilience of structures and communities exposed to wildfirehazards. The research may address the interaction between wildfirehazards, the built environment, critical infrastructure, andcommunity recovery, with the goal of advancing strategies to reducedamage, improve resilience, and support effectivedecision-making.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision ofProfessor Thomas Gernay and collaborate with members of theMulti-Hazard Resilient Structures research group and otherinterdisciplinary research teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct independent and collaborative research focused onwildfire resilience and the impacts of wildfire hazards on thebuilt environment.
• Develop computational models and simulation tools to assess thevulnerability and performance of structures and infrastructureexposed to wildfire and related extreme hazards.
• Investigate fire behavior and the interaction between wildfirehazards, structures, infrastructure systems, and communities.
• Develop methodologies to assess and enhance the resilience ofbuildings, critical infrastructure, and communities before, during,and following wildfire events.
• Apply risk-based and performance-based approaches to evaluatemitigation strategies, resilience investments, and recoveryplanning.
• Conduct computational analyses, data analysis, and numericalsimulations to support research objectives.
• Collaborate with faculty, graduate students, researchers, andexternal partners on interdisciplinary research initiatives.
• Prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journalsand present research findings at national and internationalconferences.
• Contribute to the development of research proposals and otherscholarly activities.
• Assist in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students andcontribute to the broader research activities of the group.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, FireProtection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated research experience relevant to wildfire science,fire engineering, structural engineering, infrastructureresilience, computational mechanics, hazard modeling, or relatedareas.
• Strong analytical and computational skills.
• Experience with numerical modeling, simulation, and/orscientific programming.
• Record of scholarly research demonstrated through peer-reviewedpublications.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively toan interdisciplinary research team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research experience related to wildfire hazards and theirimpacts on structures, infrastructure, or communities.
• Experience in fire dynamics, structural fire engineering,multi-hazard engineering, or disaster resilience.
• Experience developing computational or numerical models forcomplex physical systems.
• Experience with risk and resilience assessmentmethodologies.
• Knowledge of performance-based engineering or risk-informeddecision-making.
• Experience working with large datasets, geospatial data, orhazard modeling tools.
• Demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary research at theintersection of engineering, hazards, resilience, and communitysystems.

Qualifications

Doctorial degree in a related field.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximumsalaries for this position and is based on Johns HopkinsUniversity's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not allcandidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may varyand will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may includethe successful candidate's geographic location, skills, workexperience, internal equity, market conditions, education/trainingand other factors, as reasonably determined by theUniversity.

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