Postdoctoral Fellow - Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering

Job Description
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (29768)

Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering - 29768

The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU) invites applications for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow in the general area of Materials Science and Engineering, focused on the research and development of advanced methods for processing solid-oxide fuel and electrolysis cells (SOFC/SOECs). The initial appointment is one year with the possibility of an extension.

• Researching SOFC/SOEC forming and sintering processes
• Conducting electrochemical testing of SOFC/SOECs
• Attending research conferences and reviewing scientific literature to stay abreast of advances
• Identifying and assisting with acquisition of funding from public, private, and governmental sources
• Searching scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for research goals
• Performing laboratory and field experiment activities according to protocol
• Overseeing research facilities and personnel
• Writing and presenting research/study status reports for review and use of the Principal Investigator
• Preparing results of experimental findings for presentation to colleagues and sponsors at professional/technical conferences and/or for publication in scientific journals as directed

• Earned doctoral degree at the time of appointment in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, physics, or a related discipline
• Expertise in synthesis and characterization of ceramic materials
• Expertise in one of the following areas:
  
  • synthesis and characterization of oxide powder and nanomaterials
  
  • forming/consolidation and thermal processing of ceramic monolithic structures
  
  • electrical or electrochemical testing of ionic and/or mixed conductive materials

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.