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Postdoctoral Scholar, Materials Science and Engineering

Penn State University Park💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-19 → 2026-07-31

Core

Conduct manufacturing experiments and research on advanced materials (perovskites, composites, coatings) for aerospace, defense, nuclear, and microelectronic applications.

Role type

Postdoctoral Researcher (Materials Science)

Builds

Unique design architectures of coatings and bulk materials; standard operating procedures for extreme environment processing.

Domain

Materials Science & Engineering (Aerospace, Defense, Nuclear, Microelectronics)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Materials processing, device and system characterization, data analysis, microscopy, spectroscopy

Preferred skills

Radiation effects analysis (single event, total ionizing dose, displacement damage)

Technologies

Microscopy, spectroscopy, perovskite systems, ceramic matrix composites, polymer matrix ceramic composites

Responsibilities

Design and conduct manufacturing experiments; synthesize unique design architectures; develop standard operating procedures; perform testing and analytical materials characterization; analyze data; disseminate findings in journals and conferences

Seniority

Postdoctoral Scholar

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