East Carolina University

Greenville or Wanchese, North Carolina

Job Title              

Postdoctoral Scholar

Department Homepage

https://cet.ecu.edu/engineering/

Number of Vacancies    

Anticipated Recruitment Range

Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. $61,008

Position Location (City)

Greenville or Wanchese, NC

Primary Function of Organizational Unit              

The Department offers an ABET-accredited BS in Engineering with concentrations in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. The department has a growing undergraduate student population, an MS in biomedical engineering program and MS in mechanical engineering program.

The department values diverse experiences and perspectives. We strive to create a welcoming and respectful learning environment that promotes access and opportunity for all. We also are firmly committed to supporting activities that enhance diversity and inclusion in research, teaching, and service.

Job Duties          

The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of scientific research in the discipline of atmospheric acoustics. In addition to research experience (developing and conducting experiments, analyzing data, writing peer-reviewed manuscripts), opportunities for professional development (mentor training, grant writing, etc.) will also be provided. Prospective candidates will work in areas including computational and experimental investigation of atmospheric acoustics as well as hyperlocal phenomena in the atmospheric boundary layer (wind, temperature, and humidity dynamics). They will work in a multidisciplinary team with a diversity of interests, ideas, and experiences.

Specifically, the scholar will have a primary responsibility for management and oversight of large scale field studies measuring concurrent acoustic transmission loss and meteorological parameters and subsequent data processing and data management.

Duties also include: hypothesis development, literature review, collection of data, report writing, and supervising of undergraduate research students and graduate research students, overseeing data collection procedures, supervising experimental procedures, review of data for quality control, supervising experimental procedures, review of data for quality control, supervision of data entry/data analysis, and the development of independent and collaborative presentations and publications.

Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety, responsible conduct of research and human subjects training.

Approximately 40% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to computational modeling of atmospheric acoustics and generation of scholarly products (papers and presentations).

Approximately 60% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the scholar’s day-to-day activity which includes conducting the specified field studies referred to above as well as helping graduate and undergraduate students as needed.

Minimum Education/Experience             

• A Ph.D. (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline or closely related background
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in computational acoustic and experimental techniques for acoustic and atmospheric boundary layer measurements. General proficiency in experimental design, data gathering, data analysis, record keeping, and other research related skills
• English Proficiency.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education              

Priority will be given to those with a demonstrated record of research (i.e. publications) and experience in managing complex experimental field study campaigns.

Special Instructions to Applicant             

To be considered for this position, all applicants must apply through PeopleAdmin at https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/82681  and attach their CV or resume, cover letter and names and contact information of 3 references. This appointment is for a total of 12 months and may be renewed for a total of no more than 36 months. The University, in its sole discretion has the option to renew or extend any appointment, subject to the availability of funds, past performance evaluations and/or other lawful reasons. For other information on the ECU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, please visit our website at: https://rede.ecu.edu/postdoctoral/

Please be aware if selected as a candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement. For letters of reference not submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system, please have the original signed letters mailed to Wendy Koehring, Engineering Department, 1000 E. 5th Street, Mailstop 212, Greenville, NC 27858. The candidate of choice will also be required to provide an original transcript.