Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job DescriptionThe University of Oklahoma (OU) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on a $20 million, NSF funded project on Socially Sustainable Solutions for Water, Carbon, and Infrastructure Resilience in Oklahoma (S3OK) (https://www.okepscor.org/wicked-problems-research). The highly interdisciplinary S3OK project includes researchers from social and natural sciences, meteorology, and engineering. The successful applicant will primarily work within the Sustainable Infrastructure (SI) Focus Area of the project and interact with researchers in Structural, Geotechnical, Transportation, and Electrical Engineering.  The annual salary for this position is $60,000.
The goal of the SI Focus Area is to develop an aggregated resilience model that will be utilized to characterize the influence of diverse stakeholders' preferences and decision-making behavior on the functions of interdependent water, electric power, and transportation infrastructure systems to seek socially sustainable solutions to "wicked" problems. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in engineering analysis of individual components of such systems; network vulnerability, interdependency, and resilience characterization; and developing an interface to incorporate the coupling of social systems into the analysis of physical infrastructure systems.

Preferred and Required QualificationsAn earned Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is a required qualification. Strongly desired qualifications include excellent communication skills and prior experience in one or more of the following areas: designing and modeling interdependent networks, large-scale data analytics and optimization models, and stochastic programming. Experience incorporating social science theories, public perception, and community-level factors into engineering problems is also desired.
Application Details (to apply use the Apply Now button below.) Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV with a complete list of publications, and the names and contact information for three references.
Documents should be uploaded to the following site: http://apply.interfolio.com. The position is available immediately and applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. The initial appointment will be for one year and will be extended depending on the job performance and funding.The University of Oklahoma is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Very High Research Activity institution, placing it in the highest tier of research universities in the nation.  Please contact Dr. K.K. Muraleetharan at if you have questions or issues during the application process.

Application DeadlineMay 03, 2024