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About Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Buildings (SHRB) Lab: SHRB lab is established and led by Dr. Parichehr Salimifard at Oregon State University College of Engineering. The mission of this lab is to improve the health and well-being of the public by making the environments in which people spend the majority of their lifetime healthier, more sustainable, and also resilient. SHRB research projects have crossovers to fluid dynamics, aerosol science, energy efficiency, sustainability, and environmental health. About the Research Projects: o Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) One of the core research areas of our lab is IAQ, particularly control and mitigation of building occupants' exposure to contaminants, and allergen- and virus-carrier particles indoors. We conduct research on aerosol dynamics and sensing; more specifically, on particle transport, deposition, resuspension, and aerosol sensing and size characterization. Some of our recent projects have focused on building HVAC system controls, infectious disease transmission (e.g., COVID-19), and wildfire smoke exposure mitigation and control. o Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Buildings This project is sponsored by EPA and its goal is to develop a set of interventions that includes tailored toolkits and resources that can be used by schools, preschools, and daycares to reduce wildfire smoke exposures and increase community resilience across Oregon. o Co-benefits of the Built Environment (CoBE) (cobe.forhealth.org) CoBE investigates the energy savings, emissions reductions, and health and climate co-benefits of improving sustainability in the built environment. We also investigate the co-benefits of various energy conservation pathways to achieve certain climate goals. This project is in collaboration with Harvard and Boston University. About You: Required: • Background in Mechanical Engineering, or Architectural Engineering (Mechanical Engineering track), or other STEM majors with strong background in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics • Experience and expertise in one of the following experimental or modeling tracks: o Experimental: strong interests and ability in designing and conducting IAQ and HVAC experiments o Modeling: strong programming skills and experience with any of R/MATLAB/Python • Strong writing and communication skills Preferred: • Experience and/or background in IAQ, aerosol science, and HVAC labs • Experience in instrumentation, sensing, and data acquisition • Experience with setting up LabVIEW-based automatic control systems • Experience in statistical data analysis, data science, and machine learning • Experience and/or background in building energy analysis and modeling To demonstrate interest: fill out this form: https://forms.gle/6agGCEynaLnaAKFA7 Review of applications will begin immediately; interested applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email. Formal OSU applications will be required.