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Prior experience with high-level finite element packages such as FEniCS or Firedrake will be especially helpful.</span></span></p><p align=\"left\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This assignment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal.</span></span></p><p align=\"left\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For this position you will need to apply both to the position on the Baylor Job Board and to the linked job opening listed on mathjobs.com which can be found at this link: </span></span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/28527\"><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;\">www.mathjobs.org</span></span></a></p><p align=\"left\" style=\"background-color: white; 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