Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science

6 days ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States MIT Full time

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join our team at the Materials Systems Lab at MIT. The successful candidate will conduct research on the economic and environmental aspects of materials systems, with a focus on the extraction, processing, and recovery of minerals related to the energy transition.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Conduct research on dynamic modeling of materials markets, consequential life cycle assessment methodology, and process-based cost modeling of materials systems.

• Develop and apply system and process models to understand the implications of technology development on dynamics in materials supply chains.

• Identify social characteristics associated with materials supply risk and develop methods to mitigate these risks.

• Collaborate with faculty, postdoctoral associates, and research sponsors to advance the research agenda.

• Supervise undergraduate and graduate students working on research projects.

**Requirements**

• Ph.D. in engineering discipline (preferably materials science, chemical engineering, or industrial ecology), resource economics, or related discipline.

• Strong background in thermodynamics and materials flows.

• Proficiency with statistical software, e.g., STATA, R, Python.

• Excellent organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to effectively communicate research results in the form of juried research journal articles and oral presentations.

• Willingness to travel to visit research partners and present research at conferences.

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Experience in applied theoretical modeling.

• Expertise in statistics, economics, process modeling, optimization, and computer programming.



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