IMDEA Materials Institute is a public research organization founded in 2007 by Madrid’s regional government to carry out research of excellence in Material Science and Engineering by attracting talent from all over the world to work in an international and multidisciplinary environment. IMDEA Materials has grown rapidly since its foundation and currently includes more than 120 researchers from 22 nationalities and has become one of the leading research centers in materials in Europe which has received the María de Maeztu seal of excellence from the Spanish government. The research activities have been focused on the areas of materials for transport, energy, and health care and the Institute has state-of-the-art facilities for processing, characterization and simulation of advanced materials.

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A Research Assistant position to work with the Multiscale Materials Modeling and the Physical Simulation Groups at IMDEA Materials Institute is seek. The researcher will work on developing constitutive models for the mechanical response of different steels fabricated by additive manufacturing. Funding for this position will come from IRIDISCENTE, a competitive research project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and

The tasks to be developed will be mainly numerical, using state-of-the-art tools as crystal plasticity and homogenization based on Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) solvers or Finite Elements, but will require a good background in materials science, specifically on steels.The researcher will be enrolled in a PhD program and carry out his/her PhD dissertation while working at IMDEA.

IMDEA Materials (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies of Materials) is a non-profit, independent research institute, promoted by the Regional Government de Madrid (Spain), to carry out research in Materials Science and Engineering. IMDEA Materials Institute is committed to excellence in research by attracting talent from all over the world and fostering technology transfer to the industrial sector in a truly international environment . More information about the activities of the Institute can be found at http:/ /www.materials.imdea.org .

IMDEA Materials Institute holds the "Maria de Maeztu" seal of excellence, awarded to the best research centres in Spain. As part of its commitment to bring the best research talent to Madrid, IMDEA Materials Institute endorsed in 2007 the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers that set out the rules and obligations of researchers, their employers and funders, as well as transparent and fair recruitment procedures. The Institute received the 'HR Excellence in research' award in October 2015.

Candidates should have strong analytical skills and hold a MSc ideally in Material Science or Mechanical Engineering, but also candidates with MsC in Physics will be considered. An excellent academic record will be required. Additionally, successful candidates are expected to be fluent in spoken and written English and have programming experience in Python or Fortran/C++.

Interested candidates should submit the Curriculum Vitae, academic records for the BS and the MSc degrees, and a letter of motivation focusing on previous experience, interests, and personal goals.

-- Full-time contract, including social security coverage.

-- Salary of 22.000 €/year.

-- Enrollment in a PhD program of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and supervision.

-- Opportunity to attend international conferences.

-- Integration in an international environment with career training (language classes, soft skills, article preparation, proposal writing, etc.)

-- The candidate is expected to join the Institute in March/April 2024.