Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Hydrogen Plasma Reduction

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,897 - 71,567; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans

HSA contributions

Wellbeing program

Paid holidays and generous time off

Job summary

The University of Minnesota invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The position is a one-year, full-time appointment focused on lab studies and analysis of iron oxide reduction with H2, aiming to develop an electrified microwave hydrogen plasma process to replace blast furnace technology.

The appointee will perform high-level research, mentor graduate students, contribute to publications, manage the lab, and collaborate with internal and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• Laboratory/research experience; familiar with lab techniques and safety procedures.
• Experience with heat exchangers, condensers, filtration, plasma/combustion or chemical reactor design.
• Ability to plan, execute, and analyze experiments including maintaining lab records.
• Some programming experience (Excel, Matlab, LabVIEW, etc).
• Data analysis skills (Excel) including statistics basics.
• Problem solving skills (logic).
• Chemistry background; understanding of mass and heat transport processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-level experimental, theoretical, and numerical research and data analysis (65%).
• Presentation of results in publications and proposals (10%).
• Mentor PhD/MSME students (10%).
• Laboratory organization and management (10%).
• Other duties as assigned (5%).

Skills

Laboratory/research experience

Heat exchanger design

Reactor design/assembly

Data analysis

Programming (Excel, Matlab, LabVIEW)

Team collaboration

Safety procedures knowledge

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Matlab

LabVIEW

Job description

The University of Minnesota invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The position is a one-year, full-time appointment focused on lab studies and analysis of iron oxide reduction with H2, aiming to develop an electrified microwave hydrogen plasma process to replace blast furnace technology.

The appointee will perform high-level research, mentor graduate students, contribute to publications, manage the lab, and collaborate with internal and