What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Associate position at University of Maryland?
A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is immediately available in Dr. Katrina Groth's Systems Risk and Reliability Analysis (SyRRA) lab in the University of Maryland's Center for Risk and Reliability (CRR). The SyRRA lab and CRR are housed within the Department of Mechanical Engineering, home to the top Reliability Engineering graduate program. The SyRRA lab conducts rigorous basic and applied research into risk assessment and decision making under uncertainty for complex engineering systems. Primary application areas are energy systems, including nuclear power plants, hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure, and gas pipelines.
Candidates may choose from existing projects and will also work with the PI to propose new directions. On any given day, the selected applicant may be asked to:
- Mentor and supervise graduate students
- Write proposals to secure funding
- Manage research projects funded by the federal government
- Analyze data and develop models using multiple types of data and information
- Document results in presentations and reports to various audiences
- Develop and deliver courses