"Postdoctoral Researcher - College of Engineering"

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Assistant to work with Mechanical Engineering faculty and engineers in the data center industry to create a data center waste heat recovery design tool. This tool enables the industry to determine how to best implement waste heat recovery based on location, operating conditions, and availability of third-party waste heat consumers.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Develop a software toolkit to aid in data center waste heat design decisions.
• Apply the toolkit towards various waste heat recovery strategies to aid in determining which strategy is optimal for given external conditions.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering faculty, industrial researchers, and students on forming the toolkit to best serve the needs of the data center industry.
• Communicate findings of various design decisions for waste heat recovery to both industrial and academic communities through presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Ph.D. degree in engineering or closely related field
• Good organizational and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and communicate proactively
• Highly motivated with strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sustainability topics, software development and applications, engineering design, and thermal-fluids science experience in the form of research and/or coursework.
• The individual is expected to actively pursue high quality publications and participate in generating new ideas and writing.

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours

Individuals must be willing to work outside standard office hours as demands of the job dictate.

Special Message to Applicants

Ignite Your Career at Villanova University! Whether undergraduate or graduate, faculty or staff, each community member brings with them a wealth of experiences that enrich our university and shift our perspectives. As a part of this community, your work will improve lives and ignite change!

Why work at Villanova?

• Join a mission-driven organization. Since Villanova University's founding in 1842, we have been inspired by the values of truth, unity, and love, and are a community dedicated to service to others.
• Villanova has been included among the nation's best colleges and universities. VU's inclusion again in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 "Best Colleges" rankings is another indication of the University's continued prominence and forward momentum.
• Villanova's most precious asset is our people. As an employee, you will receive a holistic benefits package, generous paid time off, a competitive retirement savings plan, flexible work options, wellness programs including gym membership, professional development, tuition assistance, and more.

Please submit your applications at: http://jobs.villanova.edu.

Applications must include:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Academic Transcripts
4. Names and contact information for three references
5. Finalists will be asked to submit a statement on their contributions to the University Mission and Enduring Commitments.

Salary Posting Information

Competitive