Materials Scientist / Modeling and Simulation

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University of Dayton Research Institute
Dayton, OH, United States

Phone: 9372292779
Web Site: https://udayton.edu/

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Title:

Materials Scientist / Modeling and Simulation

Location:

Dayton, OH 

Job ID:

69773
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Job Description:

UDRI seeks candidates experienced in material modeling to support basic and applied research in materials characterization and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) to be performed on-site and in support of the Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Materials State Awareness Branch (AFRL/RXCA) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. The researcher will be supporting single- and multi-physics model development used to guide and improve experiments. The research goals are to improve assessment of ceramic and carbon matrix composites by merging or adapting NDE modalities that include ultrasonics, x-ray computed tomography, electromagnetic, and/or thermographic methods.

Minimum Qualifications

R1 Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelors or Master's degree in applied mathematics, engineering, computer science, physics, or related field.
• Experience with modeling composite material behavior and/or wave/field-material interactions using finite element method and/or similar numerical approaches.
• Experience with MATLAB or scientific data analysis programming languages such as or Python.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Interest and ability to communicate and interact with multidisciplinary scientists.
• Willingness to publish research results in peer reviewed journals and present research at conferences, informal internal meetings, etc.
• Due to the nature of this position, incumbent must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to pass a national agency check.

R2 Minimum Qualifications
• Minimum of three years of directly related experience.
• Master's or Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics, engineering, computer science, physics, or related field.
• Experience with modeling composite material behavior and/or wave/field-material interactions using finite element method and/or similar numerical approaches.
• Experience with MATLAB or scientific data analysis programming languages such as or Python.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Interest and ability to communicate and interact with multidisciplinary scientists.
• Willingness to publish research results in peer reviewed journals and present research at conferences, informal internal meetings, etc.
• Due to the nature of this position, incumbent must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to pass a national agency check.


Preferred Qualifications

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• PhD degree in applied mathematics, engineering, computer science, physics, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing acoustics, electromagnetics, heat flow, mechanics, and/or multimodal physics-based numerical models and inverse optimization methods applied to those models.
• Proficiency with commercial finite element software such as COMSOL and/or Abaqus.
• Experience with image processing of microscopy and/or x-ray CT data and application of registration, segmentation, and classification tools on such image data sets.
• Prior demonstrated experience in writing and publishing peer reviewed journal articles and presentations at conferences.


Special Instructions to Applicants
 

A federal court on December 7, 2021, issued a ruling that suspends the COVID-19 vaccine requirement that applies to federal contractors nationwide. With this development, the University will pause any enforcement action against employees who have not complied with the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8, 2021 or to have requested an exemption to maintain their employment status.

The University will continue to monitor the state of the pandemic on campus and in the community as well as developments in federal and state requirements, and also will continue to regularly consult with public health officials and our medical panel. As has been the case throughout the pandemic, our protocols and requirements are subject to change depending on conditions on campus or in our community, and government requirements.


 

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, females, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.