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Fully funded PhD opportunity in AI/ML and Bridge Engineering at the University of Maine. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) are seeking a PhD student for research at the intersection of AI/ML , composite structural systems , bridge engineering , and engineering design decision support . The project is funded by ARPA-I and focuses on AI-assisted tools for engineering design, including LLMs and generative AI , physics-based modeling , op...

The University of Toledo is offering a fully funded PhD position in the field of additive manufacturing and fatigue, supervised by Associate Professor Meysam Haghshenas. This opportunity is ideal for motivated students interested in advanced manufacturing processes, materials science, and mechanical engineering. The research will focus on the study of fatigue behavior in additively manufactured materials, a cutting-edge area with significant industrial and academic relevance. The position is ava...

University of Wisconsin-Madison is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics. The project focuses on nuclear materials , especially characterizing defect evolution under combinations of radiation damage , elevated temperature , and mechanical stress . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in materials behavior, irradiation effects, and experimental or analytical characterization of advanced materials. The position is being ad...

PhD Research Assistant opening at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, located in Edinburg/Rio Grande City, Texas, United States. This is a Graduate Research Assistant assistantship for doctoral students working with a specific faculty member on research or scholarly activities. The post is framed as a PhD MSE (Materials Science and Engineering) / Mechanical Engineering research assistant oppor...

Ph.D. opportunity at the University of New Hampshire in Structural Engineering , with a research focus at the intersection of marine energy , structural dynamics , advanced concrete technology , wave energy converters , and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) . The position is in Dr. Philippe Kalmogo’s research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project aims to design and analyze Wave Energy Converter (WEC) hulls using UHPC, with work spanning computational fl...