Open Positions
Considering a Ph.D. Degree or Posdoctoral Position in Magnetics, Fiber Optic Sensing and Energy? We Are Always Interested in Discussing Your Joining The Ohodnicki Lab! Please Email Dr. Paul Ohodnicki If You Are Interested!
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Postdoctoral Researcher or Senior Research Associate, INSITES Consortium: “Applied Electromagnetics Technology for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Critical Infrastructure”
Working with an interdisciplinary team of academic, industry and national lab partners on applied electromagnetics, sensor technology and NDE methods. Experience with high frequency measurement and instrumentation from kHz to GHz, electromagnetic simulation, and microwave antenna and device design is highly desired. Targeted to be filled in Fall 2026, with a start date as early as October 1st, 2026.
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Research Scientist, AMPED Consortium: “High Frequency Soft Magnetic Material Development and Characterization”
Supported by major funded programs through the Office of Naval Research, the DOE Office of Electricity, and the AMPED industry partners. Offers experience with amorphous, nanocrystalline and ferrite based soft magnetic materials and their applications, spanning laboratory scale research through pilot scale processing.
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Research Associate, AMPED Consortium: “Transformer Design, Modeling and Testing”
Supporting core AMPED consortium research as well as new programs funded by ARPA-E and the DOE Office of Electricity. Prior experience with analytical and finite element multi-physics modeling of transformers and with multi-objective optimization is preferred, along with component prototyping and testing.
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Graduate Student Researcher, AMPED Consortium: “High Frequency Transformer Design, Optimization and Testing for Next Generation Solid State Transformers”
Co-advised by Prof. Paul Ohodnicki and Prof. Brandon Grainger, with interdisciplinary collaborations spanning academia, industry and government laboratories. Applications for both the MS and PhD programs will be considered in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering, for Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.
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PhD Student Position Available at University of Pittsburgh Ohodnicki Lab: “Soft Magnetic Materials and Applications for High Frequency Electric Power Conversion”
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PhD Student Position Available at University of Pittsburgh Ohodnicki Lab: “Physics Informed AI and ML Methods for Infrastructure Sensing”
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PhD Student Position Available at University of Pittsburgh Ohodnicki Lab: “Electromagnetic Field Sensing Using Photonic Sensing Platforms”
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