Postdoctoral Scholar

Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. $ $62,232.00

Wanchese, NC or Greenville, NC

The Department offers an ABET-accredited BS in Engineering with concentrations in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. The department has a growing undergraduate student population, an MS in biomedical engineering program and MS in mechanical engineering program.

The department values diverse experiences and perspectives. We strive to create a welcoming and respectful learning environment that promotes access and opportunity for all. We also are firmly committed to supporting activities that enhance diversity and inclusion in research, teaching, and service.

The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of scientific research in the discipline of atmospheric acoustics. In addition to research experience (developing and conducting experiments, analyzing data, writing peer-reviewed manuscripts), opportunities for professional development (mentor training, grant writing, etc.) will also be provided. Prospective candidates will work in areas including computational and experimental investigation of atmospheric acoustics as well as hyperlocal phenomena in the atmospheric boundary layer (wind, temperature, and turbulence dynamics).

This inquiry will include development of new experimental approaches to characterizing the acoustics at the shore‑water boundary: shoaling wave dynamics; shore morphology influences; coupling to meteorological conditions. They will work in a multidisciplinary team with a diversity of interests, ideas, and experiences.

Specifically, the scholar will have a primary responsibility for management and oversight of large scale field studies measuring concurrent acoustic transmission loss and meteorological parameters and subsequent data processing and data management.

Duties also include: hypothesis development, literature review, collection of data, report writing, and supervising of undergraduate research students and graduate research students, overseeing data collection procedures, supervising experimental procedures, review of data for quality control, supervising experimental procedures, review of data for quality control, supervision of data entry/data analysis, and the development of independent and collaborative presentations and publications.

Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety, responsible conduct of research and human subjects training.

Approximately 40% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to computational modeling of atmospheric acoustics and generation of scholarly products (papers and presentations).

Approximately 60% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the scholar’s day‑to‑day activity which includes conducting the specified field studies referred to above as well as helping graduate and undergraduate students as needed.

• A Ph.D. (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline or closely related background
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in computational acoustic and experimental techniques for acoustic and atmospheric boundary layer measurements. General proficiency in experimental design, data gathering, data analysis, record keeping, and other research related skills

Priority will be given to those with a demonstrated record of research (i.e. publications) and experience in managing complex experimental field study campaigns.

To be considered for this position, all applicants must apply through People Admin at and attach their CV or resume, cover letter and names and contact information of 3 references. This appointment is for a total of 12 months and may be renewed for a total of no…