Postdoctoral Research Associate - Non-Destructive Testing for Building Envelope Performance

Requisition Id 12145 

Overview: 

As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

 

We are seeking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will support the Building Envelope Materials Research (BEMR) Group in the Building Technologies Research and Integration Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). BEMR research supports the U.S. DOE Building Technologies Office and other customers by developing state-of-the-art and cost-effective tools and components that make new and existing buildings energy efficient, low carbon, durable, comfortable, and grid interactive.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

The successful candidate will:

• Conduct research and development for non-destructive and non-invasive technologies to measure the performance of existing and new building envelopes
• Develop and evaluate new approaches/ideas to non-destructively measure building envelope performance.
• Develop experimental setups, conduct experiments, and analyze results.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams composed of researchers from various areas of expertise at ORNL (e.g., building science, material science, automation, and sensors and controls).
• Interact and collaborate with researchers from universities, national laboratories, and private industry.
• Present research results to ORNL staff, DOE, industry, and academia in the form of invited talks, conference papers, and peer-reviewed journal papers with high impact factors.
• Assist in the development and preparation of proposals.

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• A PhD in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, materials science/engineering, or a related field completed within the last 5 years

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid academic and research record relevant to optical diagnostics and non-destructive/invasive measurement.
• Knowledge of broad diagnostic approaches using electromagnetic radiation, including imaging and image analysis.
• Knowledge of heat and mass transfer and thermodynamics.
• Experience setting and conducting laboratory experiments.

• Ability to develop and/or maintain strong relationships through active participation in professional societies.
• Strong, proven publication record.

• Experience programming in Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, C++, or similar tools.
• Experience with data acquisition hardware and software.
• Experience using electromagnetic radiation for diagnostics of material properties or non-destructive or in-situ measurements.
• Experience in the building science research field.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the laboratory 
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs

 

Applicants cannot have received their Ph.D. more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. The appointment length will be for up to 24 months with the potential for extension. Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and the availability of funding.

 

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