Postdoctoral Fellow, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering Full-time

Postdoctoral Fellow, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering

The purpose of this position is to advance the state-of-the-art in the chemistry modeling of molten salt reactors and support the development of chemistry-specific digital twins of molten salt systems. In this position, you will report directly to Dr. Shayan Shahbazi and Dr. Kevin Clarno and your primary research area will be investigation of chemical and nuclear phenomena supporting digital twins of molten salt reactors. This will include supervising students, writing journal articles, developing new project proposals, and potentially conducting experimental research. This is a temporary training position that may be renewed annually based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting independent research
• Mentoring students in the research group
• Publication of results in peer-reviewed journals
• Support to faculty on writing research grant proposals

Required qualifications include:

• Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry received within the past 3 years.
• Demonstrated coursework and research experience in radiochemistry, computational chemistry, and/or nuclear materials science.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Depending on the project, experience with Python, machine learning techniques, and any of the following tools is desired: FactSage, PyCalphad, Thermochimica, MSTDB-TC, MSTDB-TP, SAM, Pronghorn, Nek, MOOSE-based tools, Cardinal, Griffin, or OpenMC.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Salary range: $80,000

Working conditions may include:

• Standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Work around chemicals
• Work around electrical and mechanical hazards
• Lifting and moving

Required materials include:

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor