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The incumbent will join an interdisciplinary materials research and development team comprised of CRREL, ERDC, industry, universities, and other organizations conducting a wide span of basic and applied research for Department of Defense (DoD) and Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) applications. Topics include: cold regions infrastructure; ice adhesion; water resources; properties of frozen materials. In these research topics, emphasis is given to materials properties and unraveling the role that thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties play on the behavior of materials in cold environments.
Qualified candidates must have a strong background in hands-on, laboratory-based research, and the operation of materials characterization and chemical analysis instruments. The candidate must be comfortable working in cold laboratory environments (T ≥ 0 ºF) with proper personal protection equipment (PPE). All training and PPE will be provided. The incumbent’s role will include planning and executing laboratory experiments, using a wide range of materials characterization and analytical chemistry equipment, writing technical reports and components of journal articles (with a senior principal investigator (PI)), and other activities within both basic and applied materials research topics. The incumbent will be expected to regularly present research findings to team members and contribute to broader agency presentations.
Incumbent must be self-motivated and comfortable working independently within the team, while at the same time ready to ask questions and learn new topics. Highly qualified candidates will have strong communication skills in both writing and speaking, as well as documented examples of their ability to apply the scientific method to plan and conduct research (e.g., thesis and/or publication in peer-reviewed journal(s)).