Postdoc, Computational Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry, Utah
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
26.09.09 Postdoc, Computational Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry, Utah, United States
A postdoc position is available in the Daniel Ess computational and simulation lab at Brigham Young University (BYU) (https://esslab.byu.edu/). Applications will be accepted now through Nov 30. The start date is anticipated to be between Jan. 2027 and May 2027. Projects will be modeling inorganic and organometallic reactions and catalysis and will range from fundamental studies to collaboration with petrochemical industrial partners to design new catalysts.
You will use electronic structure calculations, machine learning, and programming.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in computational or theoretical chemistry or a related field. Applicants must be independent, be able to handle multiple projects, and be expert in electronic structure computational programs and theoretical analyses. Applicants should have a strong background in reaction mechanisms. Applicants should have good programming skills (e.g. Python) and either experience or willing to learn machine learning methods.
BYU has a very friendly campus environment in Provo, which is the second largest city in Utah. Provo, Utah is an extremely safe city.
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