Postdoctoral Research Associate

Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - CAAAM

Employee Classification: Postdoctoral Research Assoc

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Research & Innovation

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Research & Innovation

Department: UNT-Ctr Agile & Adaptive Add. Mfg-190405

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

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CAAAM is the Center for Agile and Adaptive Additive Manufacturing. CAAAM looks at additive manufacturing, which includes materials, science, cybersecurity, data analytics, logistics, and supply chain.

Established in 2019 by the Texas State Legislature with $10 million in funding and recently renewed through 2025, CAAAM conducts next‑generation research, education, and workforce training in additive manufacturing. CAAAM’s Institute for Transformative Education in Additive Manufacturing – ITEAM – provides courses, seminars, workshops, symposia, in‑lab training sessions, and summer camps for industry and community colleges.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate role is primarily focused on the independent technical delivery of and leadership in the development of projects/activities related to powder processing and alloy development for AM within CAAAM (caaam.unt.edu), a State of Texas funded multimillion dollar initiative with a multidisciplinary focus on further advancing the science and technology of additive manufacturing (AM). This position will work with faculty across various departments with an interdisciplinary approach to AM.

The primary responsibility of this position is to develop new powder processing technologies for alloys such as steels, aluminumbase, nickelbase, titaniumbase, and refractory alloys, specifically for AM applications. Closely coupled with the AM powder processing will be development of next‑generation alloys and composites for AM. The selected candidate is expected to have experience in areas such as processing of metallic/alloy powders, AM of metals and/or other powder‑based manufacturing technologies such as hot isostatic pressing or spark plasma sintering of alloys/composites, alloy development including a strong background in physical metallurgy.

The position is also expected to provide technical expertise and support to…