Postdoctoral position: Polymer Materials Modelling at Molecular Level 1929 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
—————–Quick Overview————-
Organization Aalto University
Country Finland
Fellowship Level Postdoctoral
Subject areas

Computational Chemistry, Physics, Polymer Technology, Materials Science

Fellowship amount approximately 3300€/month
Eligibility Open to all nationalities
Deadline February 16, 2020
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