Postdosctoral Positions in Computational Nanoscience for Energy Technologies
The Puerto Rico and Nebraska EPSCoR Jurisdictions are jointly launching an ambitious consortium to strengthen our computational nanoscience and develop state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure. The consortium will build the resources and tools required to catalyze discovery in energy-efficient electronics and nanocatalysis for energy applications. In addition, the consortium will produce novel cyberinfrastructure tools to facilitate scientific computation, and an educational program to develop a cyber-enabled workforce in the jurisdictions.
We are looking for individuals with the ability and interest to pursue challenging interdisciplinary problems in computational nanoscience and cyberinfrastructure for energy technologies in collaboration with consortium researchers. The appointments will be at the postdoctoral level and the successful candidates will work with researchers in the Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science departments. Several positions are available at the University of Puerto Rico at the Mayaguez, Humacao, or Rio Piedras Campuses to work in one of the following areas:
- Low-power Nanoelectronics - work with Physics faculty (Velev, Lu, Zimbovskaya) to develop electronic structure and electronic transport techniques and apply them to energy efficient electronic device problems involving ferroelectric, multiferroic, and organic materials. Skills: experience in electronic band structure calculations and computer programming (Fortran, C++, MPI) (two positions are available);
- Nanocatalysis - work with Chemistry faculty (Ishikawa, Chen, Riley) to develop first principles molecular dynamics and quantum Monte Carlo methods and apply them in the area of nanocatalysis. Skills: experience with quantum chemistry calculations and computer programming (Fortran, C++, MPI) (two positions are available);
- Cyberinfrastructure - work with Computer Science faculty (Musial, Ortiz) to develop cyberinfrastructure tools for scientific computing and with the computational nanoscientists to develop scientific codes. Skills: parallel and distributed programming and web (Java, Joomla) programming and experience with high-performance computing (one position is available).
Required qualifications: (i) PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or related fields; (ii) strong research accomplishments in computational nanoscience or cyberinfrastructure; (iii) excellent computer programming skills; and (iv) good communication skills. Postdoctoral fellows will be required to spend 20% of their time developing and implementing educational materials related to their project and guiding teacher-student teams at local high schools in the development of research projects. The appointment will be for one year, with a possibility of renewal upon mutual agreement and availability of funding. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. These positions are contingent on the approval of funds. Applicants should send (by email in PDF format) curriculum vitae; list of publications; description of research interests; evidence of experience in nanocomputational methods, energy-related problems, and/or cyberinfrastructure; and names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least two references.
Contacts:
- Low-power Nanoelectronics: Julian Velev (jvelev@gmail.com), Web Profile
- Nanocatalysis: Yasuyuki Ishikawa (yishikawa@uprrp.edu), Web Profile
- Cyberinfrastructure: Peter Musial (peter.musial@uprrp.edu), Web Profile
