Call for a 2-months postdoctoral position in computational material science

Keywords

computational physics, amorphous materials; atomic structure; density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics (MD), reverse Monte Carlo (RMC)

Project

A postdoctoral position is available in the research group Functional Materials (FM) at the Laboratory for Physico-Chemistry of the Atmosphere (LPCA) in the Universite du Littoral-Cote d'Opale (ULCO) à Dunkirk, France. The research will be focused towards modeling and analysis of molecular structure of glasses using DFT/MD and RMC simulations.

Candidates with Ph.D. in Physics/Computational mathematics/Chemistry/Materials Science and research background may apply. Programming skills in UNIX shell/C/C++/Fortran and in intensive cluster calculations are also appreciated.

Expectations from a postdoctoral researcher:

• Perform research on the assigned topics in collaboration with colleagues.
• Write progress reports, write and publish research articles in international journals.
• Present the work in conferences/meetings.
• Install, set-up and manage numerical models and tools.

This project takes place in the framework of the regional program CLIMIBIO

Qualifications

The candidate should have a PhD in mathematics or in physics. He/she should have expertise in one or more of the followings fields: computational physics, theoretical physics, numerical modelling. Skills in computer programming (Unix shell, C/C++, Fortran, Matlab or equivalent) are also appreciated.

Application

Candidates are invited to send their application by email, including a statement of research activities, a cover letter, a CV, as well name and address of two referees who could write a recommendation letter.

Salary

2020€ net

Dates

The candidate should be available for starting on the fall of 2017, as the contract ending date cannot exceed december 2017.

Laboratory location

Laboratory for Physico-Chemistry of the Atmosphere (LPCA)

Universite du Littoral-Cote d'Opale (ULCO)

189A, avenue Maurice Schumann, 59140 Dunkerque, France

Contact

Pr. E. Buchkov (LPCA/ULCO)

Dr. A. Sokolov (LPCA/ULCO),