Postdoctoral Fellow, The Prediction of Structure-borne Sound in Building Co

at  National Research Council Canada

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• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

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City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Construction
Classification: RO
Tenure: Term
Duration: 2 years
Language Requirements: English
Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework). Employees in this position who telework will be required to travel to the identified work site at least three times per week at their own expense.
We recognize that Indigenous candidates may have important connections to their communities. If you are an Indigenous candidate, you may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. To learn more, please contact the hiring team, using the contact information below.

EDUCATION

PhD in a relevant field of engineering such as acoustic, civil or mechanical.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in building acoustics.
• Hands-on experience with experimental design and analysis including data collection and analysis and ensuring data quality.
• Experience with measuring surface velocity with accelerometers and measuring transmission loss would be an asset.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for the program please include the following in your application, please note that you will need to attach the required documents as per the list below when submitting your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches.

• Resume
• Statement of Interest in the project (maximum one page in length)
• PhD Transcript - an electronic copy is sufficient, it does not have to be an official version.
• List of Publications

When submitting your application you can include the required documents in any attachment field such as «Second language evaluation results» or «Other attachments»
In addition, applicants who best meet the requirements of the position will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation at a later stage of the competition process.

THE ROLE

No one wants to hear noise from their neighbors or to be overheard by their neighbors, yet unwanted neighbor noise in residential buildings is a problem that affects almost everyone at some time in their lives. The National Building Code of Canada includes acoustic requirements for dwellings, but few acousticians have experience with the measurements of the vibration reduction index (Kij) according to ISO 10848 required to predict the transmission of noise in buildings to demonstrate compliance with the Code. As Canada moves towards increased densification and lower-cost constructions with a reduced carbon footprint, there is a growing need for experts who can measure and predict the transmission of structure-borne noise in buildings.
As a member of the building acoustics group within the Construction Research Centre at the NRC, the successful candidate will work closely with the team members to make Kij measurements in the NRC’s unique four room flanking facility and on full scale mock-up junctions of lightweight timber and mass timber building elements. The measurement data will be used for empirical models to predict the transmission of structure-borne noise in timber building constructions.

In order to be considered for the program please include the following in your application, please note that you will need to attach the required documents as per the list below when submitting your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches.

• Resume
• Statement of Interest in the project (maximum one page in length)
• PhD Transcript - an electronic copy is sufficient, it does not have to be an official version.
• List of Publication