At the School of Engineering, we offer a great technical engineering education and focus on educating the whole person. We value collaboration, community-engaged learning, adaptation to change, and strive to develop engineers who are socially and globally aware, understand business and entrepreneurship, are prepared to take on leadership roles and are conscious of the consequences of their work — to society, the environment and the profession. The School of Engineering Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department is looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to participate in and lead cutting edge research projects broadly in the area of nonlinear stochastic dynamics. The research associate is expected to contribute significantly to the research effort in terms of ideas, operate independently and publish research articles in archival journals and reputed conferences in collaboration with the senior investigator.

The successful candidate will participate in and lead cutting edge research projects broadly in the area of nonlinear stochastic dynamics and control under the supervision and guidance of Prof. Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The research associate is expected to contribute significantly to the research effort in terms of ideas, operate independently and publish research articles in archival journals and reputed conferences in collaboration with the senior investigator. In addition, the individual will have other responsibilities including grant proposal writing aimed at securing extramural funding and mentoring graduate and undergraduate student research. The Dayton area offers unique research opportunities to collaborate with local industry, the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Wright-Patterson AFB, and the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI).

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Physics/Applied Mathematics.
• Excellent publication record that demonstrates expertise in theoretical/computational aspects of nonlinear, stochastic phenomena of engineering interest.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Earned doctorate in Mechanical Engineering or a related relevant field.
• Post-doctoral research experience in a related area.
• Successful experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate student research.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

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