Job Search Category: Post-doctoral
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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
Number of Vacancies: 1
Proposed End Date: 09/30/2021
Job Open Date: 01/28/2021
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant: Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Quicklink for Posting: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/82318
