Job ID:
131946
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.Sc./Ph.D. positions are available in the broad area of structural engineering with emphasis on the development of a new generation of materials and civil infrastructural systems. Successful candidates will be hired as Graduate Assistants to work as a member of a research group at the department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama – Birmingham (UAB). The research will be focused on one or more of inter-disciplinary topics such as: (a) development and characterization of innovative, sustainable and smart materials, (b) development and investigation of smart infrastructural and structural systems, © additive manufacturing, (d) structural health monitoring using advanced technologies, and (e) development of decision-making systems.
Qualifications:
Candidates are expected to have a B.Sc./M.Sc. degree in one of the following fields: civil (structures), mechanical, material science, computer science or any other relevant engineering discipline. A successful candidate should have a strong background in at least two of the following areas: mechanics, statics, numerical methods and experimental techniques. The candidate should be comfortable with the use of programming and statistical languages such as: Fortran, C/C++, C#, Visual Basic, Torch, Java, G-Code, Python, MATLAB and R-language. Experience in developing numerical models and computational algorithms using parallel computing is favored. Candidates with backgrounds in machine learning, finite element methods and manufacturing of materials/alloys/FRPs are encouraged to apply. Evidence of good research records such as: journal publications, conference papers and presentations, may outweigh the background of the candidates.
Interested candidates should email their application package with a subject line "Graduate Applicant" to Dr. Muhammad Sherif, msherif@uab.edu. The application package should include:
Curriculum Vitae (CV) including Education, awards/honors, GRE, TOEFL test scores, list of journal/conference publications.
Copies of transcripts.
List of 3 to 5 professional references.
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