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Posting Number	RTF00025PO23
Job Code Title	Research Assistant Professor
Business Title (Internal Title)	Research Assistant Professor
Campus	Columbia
Work County	Richland
College/Division	College of Engineering and Computing
Department	CEC Mechanical Engineering
Advertised Salary Range	Salary Commensurate with Qualifications
Location of Vacancy	Columbia, SC
Part/Full Time	Full Time
Hours per Week	40
Type of Grant Funded Position	Research Grant (RGP)
Basis	12 months
Job Search Category	Other Professional

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Benefits for Research Grant or Time-Limited Positions Only

Research Grant or time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding. 

South Carolina Retirement	Yes
State Insurance Programs	Yes
Annual Leave	Yes
Sick Leave	Yes

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary	Under limited supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Research Assistant Professor will conduct research on projects: Advanced Characterization of Accident Tolerant Silicon Carbide Cladding and Impact of Hydride and Hydride Distribution on the Mechanical Strength of Accident Tolerant Fuel Clad. Job duties to include: (1) Contributing to laboratory research on mechanical characterization of advanced nuclear fuel materials, aerospace materials, and renewable energy materials such as batteries and fuel cells; preparing and perform measurement with various instrumentation requirements. Construct test protocols and train students to execute test protocols; (2) Preparing research progress reports, maintain accurate and detailed records of laboratory experiments and share finding via meetings, conferences, and publications; (3) contributing to the preparation and submission of research grant funding proposals; and (4) assisting with supervision of students, serving as 2nd reader of graduate thesis.
Required Education and Experience	PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field plus a minimum of 5 years of postdoctoral research experience in nuclear material testing by the start date of employment
Preferred Qualifications	PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities	Nuclear fuel cladding, mechanics of material, mechanical behavior of materials, mechanical measurement instrumentation.

Posting Detail Information

Desired Start Date
Position End Date
Job Open Date	10/26/2023
Job Close Date	11/11/2023
Open Until Filled	No
Special Instructions to Applicant	Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Quicklink for Posting	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/156028
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Position Attributes

Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Safety/Security Sensitive or Requires a CDL	No
Hazardous weather category	Non-Essential