Postdoctoral position: Polymer Materials Modelling at Molecular Level 1808 views

The School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University is inviting applications form a motivated Postdoctoral researcher in polymer materials modelling at molecular level.

About the position:

• The successful candidate will get to conduct computational and theoretical scientific research aiming at high impact scientific publications in the field of polymer materials modeling at molecular level.
• Focus areas involve macromolecular assemblies, polymers and polymer interactions, and especially molecular level modelling of these.
• The work is computational and theoretical: the simulations make use of linux/unix based high performance computing environments (HPC computing).
• The selected candidate would join a strong group of scientists focusing on Soft Materials Modelling lead by Dr. Maria Sammalkorpi.

Requirements:

• Applicant must have a doctoral degree in Computational Chemistry, Physics, Polymer Technology, Materials Science, or related field.
• Applicant is expected to have a good publication history, a strong interest in soft materials modelling and understanding of polymer systems.
• Applicant must have research background atomistic, molecular level or mesoscale particle based modelling of polymers, surfactant systems, or biomolecules, especially in solvent.
• Applicant should have demonstrated expertise in molecular dynamics or Monte Carlo simulations at atomistic and coarse-grained detail, and dissemination of scientific results, and is well versed in statistical mechanics and data handling.
• Good oral and written command of English is necessary in this position.

Application:

Apply online and must include the following documents in English.

• CV describing education and employment history, as well as, list of scientific publications
• Motivation letter
• Names and contact information of at least two references