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Full-Time
Postdoc Research Associate
Simulation and Modeling, Mechanical Engineering
Posted on 10/3/2025
Deadline 10/10/25
Iowa State University
No salary listed
Ames, IA, USA
In Person
Category
 Mechanical Engineering (1) |
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Requirements
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering
Responsibilities
- Work in simulation and modeling terrain-vehicle systems using computational modeling techniques, Finite Element Modeling (FEM), and Discrete Element Modeling (DEM), and experimental testing of terrain properties for terrain-vehicle simulation and modeling.
- Focus on simulation and modeling of tire-soft soil interaction using coupled FEM-DEM, along with conducting experimental tests of tire testing on soft soils and measurement of terrain properties.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in writing scripts using commercial and open-source DEM codes, multi-physics coupling of FEM-DEM, and soil mechanics testing
- Publication in peer-reviewed journals
- Experience producing engineering reports on projects; experience with graduate and undergraduate researchers at a lab.
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