FM Research Doctorate Internship Structures and Geohazards Summer 2025-Structural Engineering
FM Research Doctorate Internship Structures and Geohazards Summer 2025-Structural Engineering
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Overview
FM is a leading property insurer of the worlds largest businesses providing more than onethird of FORTUNE 1000size companies with engineeringbased risk management and property insurance solutions. FM helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon stateoftheart lossprevention engineering and research; risk management skills and support services; tailored risk transfer capabilities; and superior financial strength. To do so we rely on a dynamic culturally diverse group of employees working in more than 100 countries in a variety of challenging roles.
Responsibilities
Exciting and interesting technical challenges await when you join a worldclass research team dedicated to reducing the impact of natural hazards. FM helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon stateoftheart engineering and research.
Opportunity:
The Structures and Geohazards research group at FM is looking for creative selfmotivated individuals for internships. Selected candidates will work alongside a unique group of scientists to protect the value of FM clients businesses by developing methods to identify hazards assess risk and produce loss prevention solutions that are efficient and costeffective. The internship will be supervised by senior staff in the Structures and Geohazards research group and provides an opportunity to engage in solving realworld science and engineering problems in the insurance industry.
The objective of this internship is to implement available methods for evaluating and repairing mass timber structural elements focusing on moisture damage. This role will involve both analytical and practical applications including the estimation of moisture damage through calculation as well as the design and evaluation of repaired cases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Estimation of Damage: Utilize available methods and tools to assess the extent of damage in mass timber structures.
- Damage Calculation:Perform calculations to quantify the impact of moisture on the mechanical properties and structural integrity of timber elements.
- Evaluation:Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of repair strategies.
Qualifications
PhD graduate students (with good academic standing for graduation) who are seeking to expand their research experience beyond academia and bring expertise in the following active research areas:
- Structural Engineering highly preferredl
- Geohazards
General:
- Strong analytical skills and solid knowledge of probability and statistics
- Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB R Python FORTRAN
- Proficiency in processing large volumes of data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired based on Research topic:
- GIS skills (e.g. ArcGIS QGIS GDAL)
- Comfortable writing shell scripts and using APIs to automate workflows
- Comfortable in Microsoft Windows and Linux environments
- Experience in machine learning
This is an inoffice role based in Norwood MA. Temporary relocation support provided for selected qualified candidate.
FM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting developing and retaining a diverse workforce.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Temp
