Postdoctoral Fellow

Posting Summary Logo Posting Number TMP00945PO20 Job Code Title Post Doctoral Fellow Advertised Title Postdoctoral Fellow Campus Columbia College/Division College of Engineering and Computing Department CEC Mechanical Engineering Salary commensurate with education and experience Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 40 Work Schedule Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

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Position Description Advertised Job Summary The Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computing seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow to provide grant-based research for project funded by DOE to develop solid oxide electrolysis cells for hydrogen.

This position will perform experiments, supervise graduate and undergraduate students, write scientific papers and quarterly reports.

Qualifications PhD in materials science and related disciplines with solid oxide fuel cell knowledge.

Job Duties Job Duty Synthesizes and characterizes materials for solid oxide electrolysis cell components development Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 30 Job Duty Evaluates cell performance using electrochemical methods Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 30 Job Duty Performs computational modeling of the electrochemical performance obtained from experiments Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Job Duty Supervises graduate and undergraduate students for their thesis and university funded projects Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Job Duty Writes quarterly progress reports for DOE Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Job Duty Writes scientific papers for publications in peer reviewed scientific journals Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Posting Detail Information Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date Proposed End Date 09/30/2021 Job Open Date 01/28/2021 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website.

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