PhD scholarship: Computational Material Science 1477 views

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology Management, Faculty of Science and Technology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a open PhD position related to computational material science: thermoelectric materials and machine learning. The position is part of the Allotherm project on “High-throughput alloy design of superior thermoelectric materials” funded by the Research Council of Norway. The PhD position is for a period of 3 years, or up to 4 years if teaching and other work duties are agreed.

Tasks:

• Implementation of computational methodology to evaluate thermoelectric properties.
• High-throughput density functional theory calculations
• Machine learning
• Analysis of material properties

Qualifications:

• Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Physics or Material Science
• Applicant must have excellent grade record and strong written and oral communication skills in English
• Familiarity with Python or related scripting languages
• Experience using density functional theory, in particular plane-waves codes such as VASP or Quantum Espresso.
• Experience on material modeling and/or theoretical condensed matter physics
• Familiarity with thermoelectric or related transport calculations
• Good programming skills or familiarity with machine learning

Applications:

Apply online and include (electronically) the following:

• Letter of intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Full publication list
• Copies of degree certificates and transcripts of academic records (all certified),
• List of two persons who may act as references (with phone numbers and e-mail addresses).