ECEC Employment Opportunities
April 23, 2022
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
1. Post-doctoral fellow position specializing in lithium metal anodes (posted 04/23/2022). See the PDF link below for more details on the position and how to apply.
2. Post-doctoral fellow position specializing in large-scale computations for fuel cells and batteries (posted 04/23/2022). See the PDF link below for more details on the position and how to apply.
July 21, 2014
New Employment Opportunity - Post-Doc and Staff Engineer Positions in CFD and Mesh Generation
August 12, 2013
Post-Doc and Staff Engineer Positions in Multi-Physics
Modeling and Engineering of Electric Drive Batteries
Applications are invited for post-doctoral fellows or staff
engineers at Electrochemical Engine Center (ECEC) in the field of multi-physics
modeling and numerical simulation of electric vehicle batteries and their
systems. We are looking for talented, ambitious, and hard-working candidates,
especially those with industrial experience in the automotive industry. Required
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or
related fields
- Strong prior experience in CFD
- Strong skills in CFD mesh generation
- understanding of advanced algorithms
- Good communication skills and the ability to work in a
team environment
- Ability to work independently to solve critical problems
- Programming experience with C, C++, and FORTRAN
These positions are immediately available.
The ECEC, directed by Prof. Chao-Yang Wang, is a
multi-disciplinary research program concentrating on understanding and
developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for vehicle electrification,
renewable energy storage, and power grid management. The group usually has 12
research associates, 3 visiting scholars, and 14 Ph.D students with specialties
in electrochemistry, materials, manufacturing, diagnostics, CFD modeling, and
system engineering. The center has extensive computational and experimental
research facilities, including a recently installed large format Li-ion cell
fabrication facility believed to be the first among US universities. Please see
http://mtrl1.mne.psu.edu/ for more details on the
June 23, 2010
Applications are invited for a number of graduate research assistantships at the PhD level and post-doctoral fellows at Electrochemical Engine Center (ECEC) of Penn State University in the field of energy storage science and technology. Specifically, we are looking for talented, ambitious, hard-working, experienced candidates in areas of Li-ion battery manufacturing, cell development, cell diagnostics, modeling and battery management systems. Opportunity exists to collaborate with leading automotive and materials companies. Qualified candidates can be placed in either mechanical engineering, or chemical engineering, or materials science and engineering department, depending on their background and education. These positions are immediately available.
The ECEC, directed by Prof. Chao-Yang Wang, is a multi-disciplinary research program concentrating on understanding and developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for automotive, stationary and portable applications. The group usually has 12 research associates, 3 visiting scholars, and 14 Ph.D students with specialties in electrochemistry, materials, manufacturing, diagnostics and modeling of advanced batteries and fuel cells. The center has extensive computational and experimental research facilities, including a recently installed large format Li-ion cell fabrication facility believed to be the first among US universities. Please see http://mtrl1.mne.psu.edu/ for more details on the Electrochemical Engine Center. To apply for the positions, please send a detailed resume to Prof. Chao-Yang Wang at cxw31@psu.edu. Due to a large number of applications expected, only most qualified applicants for these positions will be contacted.