Postdoctoral Fellow: Microstructure-Driven Metal Modeling

ORAU; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA Langley Research Center invites qualified researchers to join the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) for computational micromechanics in metallic aerospace materials, focusing on additively manufactured metals. The fellowship supports cross-disciplinary work in the Durability, Damage Tolerance, and Reliability area.

Applicants should have a PhD and strong programming skills in Python, with expertise in finite element methods and crystal plasticity.

Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in finite element analysis software such as Abaqus.
• Experience in scientific computing with Python and numerical data processing.
• Interest in crystal plasticity, microstructure-sensitive fatigue, computational damage mechanics, uncertainty quantification, or image-based model construction.
• Experience or interest in advanced microstructural characterization techniques (e.g., synchrotron X-ray diffraction, computed tomography, EBSD, DIC).

Skills

Finite element analysis

Python programming

Crystal plasticity

Image-based model construction

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or related field

Tools

Abaqus

Job description

NASA Langley Research Center invites qualified researchers to join the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) for computational micromechanics in metallic aerospace materials, focusing on additively manufactured metals. The fellowship supports cross-disciplinary work in the Durability, Damage Tolerance, and Reliability area.

Applicants should have a PhD and strong programming skills in Python, with expertise in finite element methods and crystal plasticity.