Posting Description

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Nuclear Science and Engineering, is a postgraduate position designed to further the understanding of innovative manufacturing, prototyping, fabrication and maker-space development/maintenance to facilitate a future application to graduate school. Will develop the capabilities for neutron activation methods, including data analytics (including machine learning and AI), sampling design and device development. The job duties for this position include: upgrading, managing, running  and improving the (a) NSF-based training for the alternate maker lodge, and (b) the new advanced integrated design-making Ironman training program (CNC, EDM, 5 axis machining); updating, maintaining, and leveraging  the data collection capabilities in the makerspace and use this to assess effectiveness and changes that can be made to improve program (NSF and makerspace) effectiveness; upgrading, running and improving the social programming for the NSF grant and makerspace; performing neutron activation measurements, sample preparation and processing, large-scale toenail collection methodology development; and improving codes for gamma spectra and signal processing, and summarize document research results.