{"id":158,"date":"2012-01-12T23:58:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T04:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:40:58","slug":"position-openings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/position-openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Position Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nI am currently seeking highly motivated Ph.D. students interested in computational mechanics, topology optimization, and intelligent simulation methods. Research opportunities are available in AI-driven structural design, hybrid quantum\u2013classical algorithms for engineering optimization, fracture modeling, and uncertainty quantification in high-dimensional systems.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nApplicants should have a B.S. or M.S. degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, materials science, or a closely related field. A strong background in computational solid mechanics, numerical methods, scientific computing, or machine learning is preferred.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nInterested candidates should send a CV and the names of three professional references to<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:atabarra@charlotte.edu\">atabarra@charlotte.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently seeking highly motivated Ph.D. students interested in computational mechanics, topology optimization, and intelligent simulation methods. Research opportunities are available in AI-driven structural design, hybrid quantum\u2013classical algorithms for engineering optimization, fracture modeling, and uncertainty quantification in high-dimensional systems. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/position-openings\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1172,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/1172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/atabarra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}