Post Doctoral Fellow - Mechanical Engineering - (496241 )

Department: Mechanical Engineering Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education Description Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills. Responsibilities Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experimentsor projects under control or supervisory responsibility. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations. Performs other job-related duties as required. Qualifications We seek a candidate with strong research experience inhomogenization, continuum mechanics, and applied mathematics. A PhDin Mechanical Engineering or related fields is required. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in mathematical modelingor computational mechanics, as well as the ability to work across disciplines. MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general businessknowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required. All positions at the University of Houston-System are security-sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.