MSE Post Doctoral Scholar

The Ohio State University

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Columbus Campus Until 9/29/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 31, 2026 Last posted July 31, 2026
Job description

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Job Title:

MSE Post Doctoral Scholar

Department:

Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering

Performs research on metallurgical phenomena related to welding and additive manufacturing (AM) in advanced alloys and to failure mechanisms in welds and AM components of advanced alloys; applies experimentation, advanced metallurgical characterization, and computational modeling  for quantification of materials properties related to weldability and printability, and  for alloy development and compositional optimization of welding and AM consumables and structural alloys; prepares research results for technical reports to sponsors and for scholarly publications; prepares presentations on relevant research findings for academic and industry conferences; trains graduate and undergraduate students to perform weldability and printability evaluation, physical simulations, metallurgical characterization, and mechanical testing, and provides advice on data analysis and interpretation.

Required Education:
 PhD in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering or related field

Desired Education:

PhD in Welding Engineering

Required Experience:

Research experience in welding and AM metallurgy, weldability, printability, and service performance evaluation, demonstrated by performing applied and fundamental research and by scholarly publications in journals, proceedings, and conference presentations.

Desired Experience:

Experience with metallurgical phenomena and failure mechanisms in welds and AM builds of advanced alloys, advanced metallurgical characterization, and computational modeling of welding and AM phenomena.

Additional Information:

Location:

Edison Joining Technology Center (0057)

Position Type:

Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:

First Shift

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About this role

Summary

Conduct research on welding and additive manufacturing in advanced alloys, analyze failures, and publish findings.

Job title

MSE Post Doctoral Scholar

Experience level

doctoral level

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Columbus campus, on-site with potential for hybrid work

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

researchmetallurgical characterizationexperimental techniquescomputational modelingpublications

Preferred skills

failure mechanismsservice performance evaluationphysical simulations

Specializations

metallurgical phenomenaweldingadditive manufacturingalloy developmentcomputational modeling
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

University District, Columbus, OH, USA

Hybrid City