Post Doctoral Fellow in Electrical Engineering

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Closing Date:

04/16/2025

Type of Position:

Researchers and ScientistsNo

Job Type:

Fixed Duration of Project/Grant (Fixed Term)Day Shift (United States of America)No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

Alan Mantooth Reports

Summary of Job Duties:

The post-doc will perform research in advanced power electronics design. He/she will lead a team of graduate researchers, write proposals, and co-author publications. This post-doc position will develop hardware prototypes for test and evaluation, perform electrical and mechanical tests on prototypes, and contribute to system design prototyping as part of a larger power electronics team on applications including motor drives, solar inverters, EV charging electronics, and microgrid controllers. Once electrical and mechanical tests on prototypes are complete, the post-doc will analyze results, develop reports, and conduct thorough technology assessment of prototypes.

Regular, reliable and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in electrical, electronic, or mechanical engineering

• Experience in power electronics design for low and medium voltage systems

• Ability to program controls into DSP for power electronics

• Experience in hardware prototyping and experimentation

• Use of wide bandgap semiconductor devices in power electronic circuits

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with using optimization tools for design centering.

• Experience with PC board layout, parasitic extraction, and high-power density electro-thermal design.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of and experience with circuit analysis software, proposal writing, and technical publishing

• Knowledge of power electronic circuit theory such as buck, buck-boost, boost, H-bridge, and multi-level converters

• Knowledge of basic PWM control methods

Additional Information:

This position is renewable annually based on continued need for the position, availability of funding, and satisfactory job performance.

$55,000Cover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), ResumeProof of Veteran StatusChristina Jamieson
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
800 W Dickson St
3219 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-3008

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Constant Physical Activity:

N/A

Frequent Physical Activity:

N/A

Occasional Physical Activity:

N/A

Benefits Eligible:

Yes