Postdoc Opportunities in Material Characterization

The Reinhart Group at Penn State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work on AI/ML for autonomous materials discovery through the new LATTICE Programmable Cloud Laboratory Test Bed. The project contributes to a national network of AI-orchestrated laboratories focused on materials discovery for electronics, photonics, and quantum technologies . The postdoctoral researcher will help develop and apply domain-specific machine-learning models that support agentic operations on material...

Michigan State University’s RISE Materials Lab is recruiting 1–2 Postdoctoral Scholars to work on advanced materials for energy infrastructure and resource resilience. The group designs materials that address challenges at the intersection of materials science, chemistry, and process engineering. Research in the lab may involve materials characterization, thermodynamic modeling, life-cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, and machine-learning-guided materials design. The portfolio includes ...

XPRES at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance understanding of process–microstructure–property relationships in metal additive manufacturing, with a particular focus on electron beam powder bed fusion (PBF-EB). The project explores how process strategy, geometry, and thermal history affect local microstructure and material properties in complex components. The research uses an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) approach, combining m...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for research on residual stress characterization in advanced manufacturing using neutron diffraction. The position is based in the Engineering Diffraction Group within the Engineering Diffraction and Imaging Section, Neutron Scattering Division, and Neutron Sciences Directorate. The project investigates residual strain and stress in alloys produced through additive manufacturing and advanced joining methods. Using neutron...

This postdoctoral appointment at Karlstad University is part of the eight-year Infinity Fiber project and sits within the Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences in the Faculty of Health, Science and Technology. The role is embedded in a multidisciplinary environment where researchers in chemistry, chemical engineering, construction engineering, and environmental and energy systems work closely with senior colleagues and industry partners. The project focuses on the forest-based value ch...

This postdoctoral research opportunity at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory is centered on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel materials with two main directions: tuned optical control and membrane filtration . The project focuses on covalent organic frameworks and related functional materials, with an emphasis on how material structure can be engineered to influence absorbance and optical response, or to support filtration applications. The work sits within the Army Research Labo...

This research opportunity is hosted by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (SEDD) in Adelphi, Maryland. The project sits at the intersection of silicon carbide materials science, quantum device concepts, optoelectronics, and power-device integration , with a clear emphasis on enabling next-generation functional devices based on wide-bandgap semiconductors. The advertised research directions focus on three closely related themes. First, the selected resear...

The University of Limerick is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (Level 1) in Crystal Engineering within the Faculty of Science & Engineering and Department of Chemical Science, Ireland. The successful researcher will design and characterise new materials and evaluate their suitability for further development. The role includes collaboration with academic and industrial partners and mentoring junior members of the crystal-engineering laboratory led by Professor Michael J. Zaworo...

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, based at the Kensington campus in Sydney, Australia. The successful researcher will develop novel processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries, working with a project team to innovate and optimise recycling processes using advanced techniques and technologies. The project involves battery materials engineering, computational fluid dynamics mo...