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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mechanics Informatics, Porous Materials, and Battery Component Characterization Northeastern University in United States

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Postdoc

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Mechanical Engineering

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The position is a full-time research appointment with an expected hiring range of $60,315.00–$85,192.50. Northeastern University states that benefit-eligible employees receive medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness and life benefits, retirement benefits, and commuting and transportation benefits. Starting salary depends on education, experience, location, expertise, skills, and internal pay comparisons.

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Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
Uncertainty Analysis
Computational Mechanics
Experimental Mechanics
Constitutive Modeling
Image Correlation
Finite Element Analysis

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About this position

Northeastern University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct integrated experimental and computational research in informatics-driven mechanical characterization of solid and porous materials. The project is supported by an NSF CMMI CDS&E award and industry-sponsored research.

The researcher will help develop and cross-validate an experimental and numerical mechanics-informatics platform. Experimental work includes designing and fabricating heterogeneous specimens, conducting multiaxial mechanical tests with a dual-actuator loading frame, and acquiring full-field deformation measurements using three-dimensional digital image correlation.

On the computational side, the researcher will build automated finite element and inverse-identification workflows that infer constitutive parameters from informative mechanical tests. The work incorporates Bayesian optimization, uncertainty quantification, nonlinear finite element analysis, and systematic comparison of measured and simulated responses.

Approximately half of the research will extend the framework to porous and cellular materials, including polymer and metal foams, with emphasis on compressible constitutive modeling and transferability across material classes. The role also contributes to industry-sponsored projects involving the mechanical testing and qualification of battery components and related material systems.

The position combines hands-on experimental mechanics, scientific machine learning, constitutive modeling, simulation, and data analysis. The researcher will document findings through publications, project reports, and conference presentations; prepare technical deliverables; mentor graduate and undergraduate students; contribute to proposals; and participate in collaborative academic and industrial research.

Funding details

The position is a full-time research appointment with an expected hiring range of $60,315.00–$85,192.50. Northeastern University states that benefit-eligible employees receive medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness and life benefits, retirement benefits, and commuting and transportation benefits. Starting salary depends on education, experience, location, expertise, skills, and internal pay comparisons.

What's required

Applicants must hold a PhD in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science and engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related field, with zero to three years of relevant research experience in experimental and/or computational solid mechanics. Required expertise includes solid mechanics and continuum constitutive modeling, anisotropic elasticity, plasticity, porous or cellular materials, mechanical testing on electromechanical or servo-hydraulic load frames, three-dimensional digital image correlation, heterogeneous specimen design and fabrication, nonlinear finite element analysis using codes such as Abaqus including user-defined material subroutines, Python programming, automated simulation and inverse-identification workflows, and familiarity with optimization, Bayesian inference, uncertainty quantification, or machine learning for engineering. Candidates should be able to analyze experimental and simulation data, publish in peer-reviewed venues, and present to academic and industrial audiences. Experience with battery components, foams, or other porous and layered material systems is preferred.

How to apply

Apply through the Northeastern University careers portal for requisition R142815. Submit a resume, the only required document listed in the advert.

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