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New Jersey Institute of Technology · 17 hours ago

Post Doctoral Research Associate

positionNewark, NJ
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

New Jersey Institute of Technology is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the MMMlab within the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. The role involves performing research in the area of mechanics of biological systems, mentoring students, and assisting with scientific writing and project updates.

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Responsibilities

Performing research tasks, including development of theoretical and computational models for studying biological system
Mentor graduate and undergraduate students
Assist with writing scientific manuscript and research proposals
Attending group and individual meetings with PI and other members of the team as well as collaborators and providing updates on the research projects

Qualification

PhD in Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of Biological SystemsComputational ModelingMechanics of Soft MaterialsStatistical MechanicsWriting Scientific ManuscriptsMentoring Students

Required

PhD in mechanical engineering or physics
At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position

Preferred

Experience with mechanics of soft materials, statistical mechanics and computational modeling

Company

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Jersey Institute of Technology is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
dateFounded in 1881
location
Newark, New Jersey, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.njit.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.99M
Key Investors
National Science FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-10-09Grant· $6M
2023-01-18Grant· $1.3M
2022-08-29Grant· $1.17M

Leadership Team

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Joyoung Lee
Associate Professor
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