Senior Research Scientist (PREP0004533)

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary: $160-$160 an hour

Johns Hopkins University: Whiting School of Engineering: Office of Research and Translation

Description

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). ... The project will focus on the characterization of tornadoes and their effects on structures, including (i) analyzing the wind tunnel testing data from tornado simulators, and (ii) developing performance-based design standard provisions on tornado loads for structural design.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Developing procedures for estimating tornado loads based on experimental datasets from tornado simulators.
• Developing performance-based design standard provisions on tornado loads.
• Conducting tree-fall analysis to estimate tornado wind speeds and damage patterns.
• Improving the ASCE 7-22 tornado load provisions using field measurements and wind tunnel testing data.
• Analyzing tornado simulation data and comparing them with boundary-layer wind data measured from wind tunnel tests.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Prior research experience and contributions in structural engineering, wind engineering, and scientific computing, including at least five peer-reviewed journal papers on the estimation of tornado loads and damage patterns in structural wind engineering.
• At least three years of experience with the ASCE 7 Wind Load Subcommittee for the development of the tornado load provisions in the ASCE 7 Standard.
• Prior experience in field studies or failure investigations.