Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Metamaterials

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship within the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University. The successful candidate will be affiliated and work within the renowned Noise and Vibration Research Group of KU Leuven.
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Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of the PARADIGM project aiming at designing and testing novel mechanical and acoustic metamaterial designs. The project is funded directly by a prestigious FWO grant.

Profile

The successful candidate will have a strong background and publication track record in one or more of the following fields: Metamaterials, Structural Design and Optimization, Ultrasound and Vibration, Composite Structures, 3D Printed Structures, Machine Learning.

Offer

The successful candidate will be offered a contract of 3 years as a post-doctoral researcher, along with a membership of KU Leuven, one of the largest, top-ranking research universities of Europe. She/he will also be offered the possibility to take part in international conferences and collaborations and to become a multidisciplinary researcher.

Interested?

This funding call is open to all EU and International applicants. Informal enquiries prior to making an application should be addressed along with a detailed CV to Prof. D. Chronopoulos: dimitrios.chronopoulos@kuleuven.be

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