Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Mead Lab - Plastics Engineering

Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Mead Lab - Plastics Engineering
Hiring Company: The University of Massachusetts Lowell seeks a candidate for Postdoctoral Researcher working, who is expected to perform experimental analytical research independently and with faculty and students at Department of Plastics Engineering and the Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence. The successful candidate will conduct research related to thermoplastics polymers, elastomers, soft electronics, soft robotics, advanced printing technologies, and textile electronics as applicable.
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Job location: UMass Lowell Campus, USA
Requirements:

• PhD in field of Plastics/Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Electrical and Computer engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience (including MS and PhD research experience) in developing advanced polymeric materials. Candidates with 1+ post-PhD research experience will be preferred.
• Elastomer processing and characterizations such as elastomer compounding, thermal forming, extrusion, rubber process analyzer, dynamic mechanical analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis.
• Polymer synthesis and manufacturing such as condensation polymerization, 3D printing, advanced printing (2-photon polymerization, inkjet printing, direct ink writing), membrane fabrication, and coating technologies.
• Optional: understand how to apply soft rubber to soft robotics, soft electronics, stretchable electronics.

 
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