Research Area Specialist Associate - Term Limited

at  University of Michigan

HOW TO APPLY

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

SUMMARY

The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department seeks a Research Area Specialist Associate to work in close collaboration with Professor Timothy McCoy and his research team to maintain the Marine Engineering Lab on U-of-M’s North Campus. Professor McCoy has established the first-of-its-kind multi-physics hardware lab dedicated to marine engineering systems in the United States for his project, Data Model Fusion: Design, Experiments, and Frameworks for Surface Platforms. The lab features a scaled representation of a shipboard electric power and propulsion system, a seawater cooling system and a fuel system. The initial use of the lab has be to investigate equipment and system failures to improve understanding of how component reliability affects overall mission accomplishment.

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, was started in 1879 with an act of Congress authorizing a Navy officer to teach “steam engineering and iron shipbuilding.” Since this modest beginning, NAME has grown into a worldwide leader in education and research, with 25 faculty and 11 staff, serving our undergraduate and graduate students along with a network of some 3,000 living alumni. Our department continues to develop engineers and technology to advance the state-of-the-art systems operating in the marine environment. The department’s students and faculty engage in a wide range of research, with specialists working in hydrodynamics; marine and offshore structures; dynamics, control and marine system integration; robotics and autonomy; yacht design; design, production, and management; marine renewable energy; and structural and hydro-acoustics. The Department has access to outstanding computational resources as well as the experimental facilities of the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory with its large physical modeling basin which serves as a vital resource.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

• Bachelor degree is required, preferably within one of the related fields - such as mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and civil engineering; computer science, robotics, or autonomy - whose work is relevant to naval architecture and marine engineering will be fully considered.
• 1-3 years of related experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted, including relevant undergraduate and graduate student experience.
• Detail oriented individual, with the ability to handle complex projects while managing competing deadlines.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) are expected.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to use available resources to independently complete tasks.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with multiple team members.

• The desired candidate will be responsible for designing and executing the plans of the lab in collaboration with Professor Timothy McCoy within the NAME Department.
• Helps develop, design and conduct research in the lab according to plan.
• Consults with users to refine or adapt methodologies to fit specific research requirements, collaborates in development of new techniques and develops instruments.
• Trains users in techniques, explains and demonstrates instrument capabilities, operations, limitations and outcomes.
• Develops coding systems.
• Records research procedures and inclusion of subject.
• Collects, screens and participates in data analysis.
• Has oversight for day-to-day operation of the lab.