Design Physics - Postdoctoral Researcher
Core
Design, model, and analyze data from ring and cylinder experiments on aluminum alloys under extreme loading conditions to study metal fracture and fragmentation.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Design Physics)
Builds
Experimental platforms and scientific understanding of dynamic material behavior
Domain
National security / Materials science / High strain rate physics
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
computational physics, experimental physics, numerical simulations, modeling, theoretical techniques, hydrodynamic code application, massively parallel computing, proposal development, data interpretation
Preferred skills
computational mechanics, high strain rate behavior of metals, dynamic failure modeling, fracture mechanics, damage evolution, fragmentation, shock loading
Technologies
hydrodynamic codes, massively parallel computer platforms
Responsibilities
Design, model, conduct, and analyze data from explosively driven ring experiments; calibrate material models; develop new tools, algorithms, and experiments; publish research results; present results at conferences
Seniority
Postdoctoral (PhD required)
