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From: Maria K Chan <mchan(a)anl.gov>
Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 7:45 AM
Subject: Postdoctoral positions at Argonne
To:
Dear colleagues,
Happy New Year! Hope this email finds you well. I would greatly appreciate
if you could forward the following postdoc position announcement to those
who may be interested.
best,
Maria Chan
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The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory
(near Chicago, USA) has immediate postdoctoral openings in the Theory and
Modeling group. The postdoctoral researchers will work on first principles
modeling of renewable energy materials including hybrid perovskite
photovoltaics, energy storage, and thermal management materials. Emphases
include interfacing first principles modeling with experimental
measurements, and developing algorithms and software to improve materials
property prediction.
Applicants should have expertise in some of the following:
• Density functional theory modeling of materials, especially in the
areas of energy storage, photovoltaics, and thermal transport
• Development and implementation of algorithms and software for data
analysis and materials modeling
• Computational modeling and analysis of x-ray, electron microscopy, or
other characterization data
• High-performance computing
The CNM Theory and Modeling group consists of several staff scientists and
a dozen postdoctoral researchers and graduate students working closely
together. Please see
http://www.anl.gov/cnm/group/theory-modeling and
http://www.anl.gov/cnm/person/maria-k-y-chan for more information. There
will also be ample opportunities for collaborations with various
experimental and computational groups at Argonne, the University of
Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago and
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Postdoctoral appointments are on a one-year basis, with a maximum term of
three years, subject to available funding and satisfactory performance
evaluation. Excellent communication and analytical skills are required.
Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary collaborative
environment, especially involving experimental colleagues, is expected.
Software programming experience is a plus. A PhD in computational physics,
chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related field is
required.
Interested candidates should direct questions or apply by emailing the
following to Dr. Maria Chan (mchan(a)anl.gov):
1. A detailed curriculum vitae including a list of publications and the
names and email addresses of three professional references.
2. In your cover letter, please kindly
a. describe your previous materials modeling experience (techniques,
materials, key contributions);
b. describe your software development experience; and
c. indicate your expected start date, citizenship, and US work
eligibility status (if known).
3. Optional: If desired, please include one representative publication
that best showcases your work.
*The Center for Nanoscale Materials (
nano.anl.gov <http://nano.anl.gov>) is
a part of U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Nanoscale Science
Research Centers program dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Argonne is also home to the Advanced Photon Source, a leading synchrotron
light source in the world. Argonne National Laboratory offers excellent
compensation and benefit packages. Argonne is a U.S. Department of Energy
laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC. Argonne is an equal
opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce.*