Employment Openings

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Openings

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia solicits outstanding applicants for a tenured or tenure-track open rank faculty position (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) with expertise in materials characterization with an emphasis in Transmission Electron Microscopy. Job posting number R0030272.

The Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on a prestigious DARPA basic research project entitled Extending the Fatigue Life of Al-Mg and Mg-Al alloys through Physics Based Design and Control of Morphogenic Instabilities During Key Stages of Corrosion Damage Evolution. Other active project areas involve coatings for substrate protection of light-weight materials and anti-microbial copper alloy design as well as surface engineering for anti-microbial function. Job posting number R0033751.

The nanoSTAR Institute in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia seeks a Research Scientist to assist the Director and Associate Director with development, optimization and validation of nanoscale drug delivery, device and imaging modalities for medical applications. Job posting number R0033481.