Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow — CEC Mechanical Engineering

Job Summary:

The Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computing seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct grant‑based research on DOE‑funded projects aimed at developing solid oxide electrolysis cells for hydrogen. The role includes experimental work, student supervision, mathematical modeling, and reporting.

• Synthesizes and characterizes materials for solid oxide electrolysis cell components (30%)
• Evaluates cell performance using electrochemical methods (30%)
• Performs computational modeling of electrochemical performance (10%)
• Supervises graduate and undergraduate students on thesis and university‑funded projects (10%)
• Writes quarterly progress reports for DOE (10%)
• Writes peer‑reviewed scientific papers (10%)

• PhD in materials science or related disciplines with solid oxide fuel cell knowledge.

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department. Job is full‑time, 40 hours per week.

The University of South Carolina offers temporary employees expected to work at least 30 hours per week health and life insurance, flexible spending accounts and retirement programs. Access the “Working at USC” section on the Applicant Portal for more information.

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