Description:

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Posting Information:
We are seeking a Post Doctoral Fellow to work on mechanics of respiratory system.

The project combines theoretical development, image analysis, and computer simulation.

Responsibilities
• Develop kinematic models and constitutive relations of various organs and tissues of the respiratory system: lungs, diaphragm, airways, and chest ribs cage.
• Reconstruction of the geometric shapes of the organs of the respiratory system from the CT images.
• Develop finite element codes to simulate the function of the respiratory system.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and support proposal writing.

Required Qualifications
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• Strong background in solid mechanics and computational mechanics.
• Clear and clean English skills as supported by adequate publication record.

Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with biomechanics and biomedical engineering.
• Experience with 3D scanning systems.

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.