Postdoctoral Research Scholar Position​/Jovanovic Group​/Chemistry​/NC State

• The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Research Scholar position will be to theoretically predict, model, and analyze the properties of new quantum materials.
• The work will focus on exploring connections between chemical bonding and quantum phases of matter, with the objective of improving design rules for quantum materials development.
• The Postdoctoral Research Scholar will be mentored by Dr. Jovanovic and will participate in the weekly group meetings and meet individually with this principal investigator at least once per week when the travel schedule allows.
• The Postdoc will write journal articles under the principal investigator's supervision and attend at least one academic conference during their time in the group.
• The primary duties include conducting research, giving seminars, and writing papers in English.
• Secondary duties include mentoring of junior scientists, such as graduate and undergraduate students.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/week, some evenings and weekends, when required.

• The candidate must be comfortable with the Unix environment.
• The computational side of the position relies on ab initio computational chemistry and solid-state software, such as Orca and VASP.
• The modeling can be performed using the software of the candidates choosing, such as Mathematica, Matlab, or Python, but the candidate should be proficient in at least one of them.
• Although Dr. Jovanovic is primarily seeking a candidate with experience in the solid state calculations and modeling of materials, all motivated candidates with experience in theoretical and computational chemistry, physics, and material science are encouraged to apply. Experience with Python is a plus.

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