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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would appreciate if you can pass on the announcement below any eligible candidates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fazleena<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D., MBA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Director of Graduate Studies, Manufacturing Systems Engineering</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Core Faculty, Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">414L CRMS Building</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">University of Kentucky</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lexington, KY 40506, USA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Smart Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Position Description</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Next Generation Additive Manufacturing Research Laboratory (NextGen AMRL) at the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing has an immediate vacancy for a Postdoctoral researcher in the area of smart metal additive manufacturing (AM).
NextGen AMRL is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to fill this position. The postdoctoral researcher will assist the PI and Co-PIs in the development and implementation of novel smart AM capabilities for real-time process monitoring and control
to enable achieving enhanced process-property-performance. A particular emphasis will be placed on developing these capabilities for large-scale AM technologies such as Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD), Cold Spray AM (CSAM), Laser Metal Deposition
(LMD), and Wire-Arc AM (WAAM), along with hybrid (additive + subtractive) operations.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Postdoctoral researcher will also be required to assist with coordinating meetings with the project sponsors/partners, mentoring and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students in the group, documenting and dissemination of results
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funding will be renewed yearly, contingent upon performance, for up to 2 years. U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders are strongly encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Experience in the development and implementation of AI-based smart solutions for AM including advanced machine learning techniques (experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow
will be a plus)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Experience in working with robotics-incorporated AM systems, in particular robotic WAAM, including robotic path planning (experience with ABB robots will be a plus)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Knowledge and experience with large-scale metal AM technologies will be an advantage<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More details about the position and application information can be found at:
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