We seek 1-2 highly motivated Ph.D. candidates and 1 postdoctoral scholar with the solid scientific strength in any of the following areas:

• polymer engineering,
• heat and charge transport,
• advanced manufacturing (3D printing),
• devices (supercapacitor and battery).

To apply, please email Professor Yanfei Xu, (yanfeixu@umass.edu) with the following materials: curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three references, transcripts, TOFEL/GRE score and a brief personal statement that highlights your research interests in Yanfei Xu group at Umass Amherst and skills of the candidate.

More information:

• The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Commonwealth’s flagship campus: https://www.umass.edu
• The University of Massachusetts Amherst is classified as Research I university “R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research activity”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carnegie_classification_of_institutions_of_higher_education
• Flagship campus stands out as one of the fastest-rising publics in the Nation: https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/umass-amherst-moves-no-24-among-public
• UMass Amherst Ph.D. program: https://www.umass.edu/graduate/programs