Postdoctoral Senior Research Associate

The AMIR Lab is seeking a highly motivated postdocto join our research team at Illinois Tech that has a passion for metal additive manufacturing (AM) and expertise in any of the areas below:

Hands-on experience in:

• Additive manufacturing of High Entropy alloys and Al-based alloys
• Powder characterization - Microstructure characterization (SEM, EBSD, TEM, XRD)
• Mechanical testing (tensile, fatigue, creep)
• Corrosion behavior (electrochemistry & high-temperature oxidation)
• In-situ monitoring of AM processes

Computational skills in:

• Phase-field modeling, Machine Learning, FEM, DEM, COMSOL
• Alloy design (CALPHAD, MD simulation, DFT modeling)
• Numerical methods in mechanics of materials for fatigue

If interested, please send your application materials with the subject line "Postdoc in AM" to Dr. Amir Mostafaei (...) with the following: - Cover letter detailing your research experience and interests. - A detailed CV that includes a list of publications. - Contact information for at least three professional references