University of Arizona
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Job Description
- Req#: req23734
- Conduct research associated with the DoD-funded project described within the Position Highlights.
- Run computer simulations, write papers, and occasionally help with advising graduate students.
- Knowledge, in nonlinear oscillator dynamics and synchronization and complex networks.
- Skills in computer programming (preferably Matlab), written and oral communication.
- Ph.D. in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or in applied mathematics, is required, as well as a record of scholarly research and publications in areas related to the position.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Posting Number req23734 Department Aerospace & Mechanical Engr Department Website Link https://ame.engineering.arizona.edu/ Location Main Campus Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights The selected candidate will conduct research associated with the DoD-funded project "Nonlinear Oscillator Synchronization and Multi-Agent Consensus on Compact Manifolds with Novel Feedback Coupling and Complex Network Optimization." Specifically, the selected candidate will address Research Objective (RO) (2) Investigate the dynamical phenomena of orbital and cluster consensus and balancing on compact manifolds and their extension to periodic and chaotic oscillator synchronization, RO (3) Utilize strategies in feedback control theory of fractional-order and/or time-periodic feedback coupling, with or without time delay, for improving metrics for consensus and synchronization, RO (4) Investigate the optimization of various types of complex networks for given dynamics, and RO (5) Utilize the techniques developed in ROs (1-4) to investigate applications of interest to the DoD. The inclusion of higher-order interactions in complex network dynamics as well as time delay in the coupling functions will be major focuses of the candidate's work.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Research Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Eric Butcher
ebutcher@arizona.eduOpen Date 8/22/2025 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
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95194 The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.
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