Open Positions

Postdoctoral Position Openings

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The Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing (D2M) Group and the Nanophotonic Energy Materials (NEM) Group at Western University are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to develop materials and sensing technologies for wearable health-monitoring devices. The position is based in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

The Postdoctoral Associate will investigate how additive manufacturing can control material structure across length scales and how those structures affect device performance. The project combines materials science, mechanical design, and nano-optics to develop sustainable functional materials and integrate them with chemical sensing and optical readout. Research areas include:

  • Wearable sensing and microfluidics, including tactile sensing, strain sensing, and microfluidic sample handling
  • Biochemical sensing, including biomarker detection with molecularly imprinted polymers
  • Optical readout, including structural colour and soft photonics

We welcome applicants with a PhD in mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, engineering science, biochemistry, medical and health sciences, chemistry, physics, or a related field. Candidates should bring strong theoretical and experimental skills relevant to materials or device development. Experience in chemical sensing, microfluidics, optics, photonics, or nanofabrication are assets.

Ph.D. Position Openings

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We are looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students to join the Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing (D2M) Group in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) at Western University. Our group aims to design the next generation of sustainable, functional materials for additive hierarchical manufacturing across multiple length scales. By combining materials science fundamentals and mechanical design principles, improved materials properties along with optimal hierarchical manufacturing parameters can be revealed for enhanced device performance in the following application areas:
  • Energy Storage (Wearable Supercapacitors and Zn-ion Batteries)
  • Wearable Sensors (Tactile, Strain, Biomarkers, Microfluidics, etc.)