Dear All,
Just a reminder that the "full consideration date" for applications to this post
is in less than a week.
Kind regards,
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Dr. José María Escartín Esteban
Senior SIESTA Developer
Theory and Simulation Group
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
ICN2 building, UAB Campus, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès),
08193 Barcelona, Spain
Subject: Postdoctoral researcher (MAGNIFIC project) at ICN2 (Barcelona Area)
To: siesta-l@uam.es
Dear SIESTA users and developers,
(Apologies for cross-posting.)
The Theory and Simulation Group [1] at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology - ICN2 (Barcelona Area) is seeking to appoint a *postdoctoral
researcher* to work for two years in the EU-funded MAGNIFIC [Materials for a
next-generation (nano-)opto-electro-mechanical systems] project.
The group has broad experience in development and applications of electronic
structure tools, including advanced workflows for atomistic modelling in
nanoscience. The group is core developer of the SIESTA [2] ab initio method, a
flagship code of the MaX European Centre of Excellence for exascale computing in
Materials Science [3].
Within MAGNIFIC we will theoretically explore the interplay between electron,
phonons and photons in nanocrystalline silicon for nano-opto-electro-mechanical
devices. Interatomic potentials based on ML will be used to build realistic
atomistic structures of the grain boundaries in nc-Si, and to study their
vibrational (thermal) properties. DFT calculations will be used to characterize
the electronic properties and build Effective Hamiltonian models. Methods to
incorporate the reciprocal interactions between electrons and phonons at simple
grain boundaries from first principles will be explored and developed.
The successful candidate, amongst others, will (a) implement reliable ML
interatomic potentials (MLP) based on DFT calculations for nanocrystalline
silicon (grain boundaries and AlN interfaces); (b) build effective Hamiltonian
models for the electronic properties of the materials; (c) extract electronic
and thermal transport properties from dynamical simulations; and (d) participate
in the collaboration with the experimental partners in the project.
For further details, including the application form, please visit
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jobs.icn2.cat/job-openings/447/postdoctoral-researcher-magnific-project-theory-and-simulation-group__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!QvYhEOxRXUQNIu2sJPl8icwdtCyGfgDXHiWElAFJhz_UbgT7PGLTkr0OotQkY2rVQADf5zbuC5QXJEDYs3Az4Q$ .
In order to guarantee full consideration of your application please submit it by
the *20th November 2022*. After that date, applications will be accepted until
the position is filled. The project will start in January 2023, and the start
date of the postdocs shall be as soon as practicable from that date onwards.
Please direct any informal inquiries to the line manager of the post, Dr. Miguel
Pruneda (miguel.pruneda<at>icn2.cat), and use [MAGNIFIC postdoc] as the subject
line. Note, however, that the link above must be used for formal applications.
[1] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icn2.cat/en/theory-and-simulation-group__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!QvYhEOxRXUQNIu2sJPl8icwdtCyGfgDXHiWElAFJhz_UbgT7PGLTkr0OotQkY2rVQADf5zbuC5QXJEBKtApiEA$
[2] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.siesta-project.org__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!QvYhEOxRXUQNIu2sJPl8icwdtCyGfgDXHiWElAFJhz_UbgT7PGLTkr0OotQkY2rVQADf5zbuC5QXJEBlZbaAwg$
[3] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.max-centre.eu__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!QvYhEOxRXUQNIu2sJPl8icwdtCyGfgDXHiWElAFJhz_UbgT7PGLTkr0OotQkY2rVQADf5zbuC5QXJEDZIPTVNQ$
With best wishes,
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Dr. José María Escartín Esteban
Senior SIESTA Developer
Theory and Simulation Group
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
ICN2 building, UAB Campus, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès),
08193 Barcelona, Spain
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SIESTA is supported by the Spanish Research Agency (AEI) and by the European
H2020 MaX Centre of Excellence (http://www.max-centre.eu/)
