Job and Internship Opportunities

We are seeking highly motivated postdoctoral fellows with an interest in the applications of artificial intelligence to mechanics and materials science. Successful candidates will be appointed as Postdoctoral Fellows within the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) at Johns Hopkins University. HEMI is an interdisciplinary institute which seeks to develop the science and technology to protect people, structures, and the planet.

The Institute has recently established the AI for Materials Design (AIMD) facility which integrates high-throughput testing under extreme conditions, high-throughput materials characterization, combinatorial synthesis and processing, and robotic automation with the development of AI/ML approaches for materials design. Our interest is in advancing materials design for applications in the extreme environments that are becoming ubiquitous, and through such advances, having a very positive impact on people and society.

The candidate should have a Ph.D. in mechanics, engineering, physics, materials science, or chemistry. A willingness to work closely with software engineers, data scientists, computer scientists, and AI experts is expected. Postdoctoral Fellows in HEMI are expected to help mentor graduate students and interact with a broad range of faculty members. If you are interested, please send an email to Professor K.T. Ramesh at [email protected] with a single PDF file containing your curriculum vitae, the names of at least three references, and a brief (1 page) research statement. Please use the subject line “HEMI Postdoctoral Fellows in AI for Mechanics and Materials.” Review of applications will begin July 15, 2022, but we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and is committed to building a diverse environment. We are deeply committed to the dignity and equality of all persons—inclusive of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and veteran status. Johns Hopkins and HEMI provide a highly supportive environment for postdoctoral fellows, including carefully curated workforce development events, short courses, seminars, workshops, teaching and mentoring opportunities, and networking opportunities. Your success is our success, and we hope you will join us!

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A new postdoctoral fellow position is available within the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute and the Image Analysis and Communications Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. The position is in the area of the computational biomechanics of traumatic brain injury, and the fellow will work directly with the groups of Professor K.T. Ramesh (HEMI) and Professor Jerry Prince (IACL). The associated projects, currently funded by NIH and potentially also by DoD, are focused on the development, verification, calibration, validation, and application of computational models for the human head and brain. The work is part of a highly collaborative effort through a team that includes investigators at Washington University in St. Louis, the Henry Jackson Foundation, University of Delaware and potentially others.

Chronic effects of repeated head impacts, including memory impairment, emotional disorders, and cognitive deficits, are associated with mechanical deformation of the brain during skull acceleration, but the mechanisms of injury remain poorly understood. Computer simulations of the response of the brain to skull motion must be tested using experimental measurements of actual brain deformation acquired using magnetic resonance imaging; this is particularly important as brain mechanics differ between individuals and between groups of different sex and age. The objective of the effort is to develop such validated computational models for investigations of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The approach is expected to include the use of data-driven methods to guide and evaluate such models, and the development of lower-fidelity but fast models that can guide more intensive simulations as well as more targeted experiments.

The potential candidate should have a Ph.D. in mechanics, biomedical engineering, or physics, with an interest in pushing the frontiers of biomechanics, and with a background in computational methods. A willingness to work with experimentalists, biomedical imaging experts, and clinicians is expected. Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to help mentor graduate students and interact with a broad range of faculty members.

If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected] and [email protected] with a single PDF file containing your curriculum vitae, the names of at least three references, and a brief (less than 1 page) research statement. Please use the subject line “HEMI/IACL Postdoctoral Fellow in Brain Biomechanics.” Review of applications will begin July 11, 2022, but we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and is committed to building a diverse environment. We are deeply committed to the dignity and equality of all persons—inclusive of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and veteran status.

We provide a highly supportive environment for postdoctoral fellows, including carefully curated workforce development events, short courses, seminars, workshops, teaching and mentoring opportunities, and networking opportunities. Your success is our success, and we hope you will join us!

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The Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) are pleased to announce the Annual Summer Project/Internship. The goal of this project/internship is explore visual representations of the HEMI organization, structure, current research, and relationships. Visual representations can include, but are not limited to: storyboarding and narrative, animation, photography, graphic design, interactive arts or products, games, information visualization, illustration, or drawing.

This internship generally take place between June 1 and August 15th. For a more detailed description of this opportunity and application instructions, click here.

REAP is a summer Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program sponsored by the US AEOP that places talented high-school students from groups historically under-represented and underserved in research apprenticeships at U.S. colleges and universities. REAP apprentices work on a hands-on research project under the direct supervision of a mentor, exposing them to the real world of research and allowing them to learn about education and career opportunities in STEM.

This apprenticeship will focus on exploring materials in extreme dynamic environments through our CMEDE program. Program participants will perform research and conduct experiments on materials that will help protect US Army soldiers while gaining experience using HEMI’s state-of-the-art facilities. The apprentice will also have the opportunity to connect with students through events hosted by the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Educational Outreach. For more information and application instructions, click here.

Led by Dr. Alvin Kennedy, the ESI program is a year-round, paid internship program with Morgan State University. ESI provides internal internships at Morgan State to allow students to develop their research skills before participating in an external internship at a MEDE CRA location. ESI has been a highly successful program and serves as a model collaboration for student development.

HEMI offers a variety of internships for high school students who are interested in gaining hands-on research experience within one of our participating departments. To apply, click here.