Research Associate, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab in Cockrell School of Engineering Part-time

Research Associate, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab in Cockrell School of Engineering

Hiring Department: Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 20

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2027

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Position Purpose: The Research Associate is responsible for the development and maintenance of a digital twin of the University of Texas at Austin Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab (NETL) TRIGA reactor. This position is based on currently available funding that will continue through August 31, 2027. Extensions beyond this time are possible, based on the availability of funding.

Responsibilities:

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

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in nuclear engineering, computational science, artificial intelligence, data science, or related field that was comparable.
• Proven track record of innovation in computational science and engineering, as demonstrated with a strong publication history
• Ability to contribute to interdisciplinary research efforts in the areas of computational engineering, computational and applied mathematics, and/or uncertainty quantification
• Ability to obtain source code access to export controlled nuclear software, including VERA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in methods and software development related to reactor physics, computational methods, machine learning, and data science,
• Proficiency in modern software development practices, GIT-based version control, high performance computing platforms, and object-oriented programming

Salary Range: $80,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions:

• Work in an academic research environment
• Working in lab environment.
• Use of manual dexterity.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Work Shift: 20 scheduled weekly hours

Required Materials:

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