Subject: PhD, postdoc and group leader positions at ICAMS
Category: Job
From: Thomas Hammerschmidt
Date: 05-Sep-2008 11:20
Message:
PhD, postdoc and group leader positions at ICAMS In the Department 'Atomistic Modelling and Simulation' at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) several positions are available for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers (2 years initially) and research group leaders (up to 6 years) in the following areas:
1. Development of accurate, DFT-based tight-binding models for modelling steels and alloys.
2. Development and application of design-led, recursive sampling methods for atomistic simulations.
3. Development and application of analytic bond-order potentials for light elements in steel, including magnetism.
The projects will involve close collaborations with other research groups, in particular the other Departments at ICAMS, the Materials Modelling Laboratory at the University of Oxford and the Department Computational Materials Science at the MPI for Iron Research in Duesseldorf. Besides experience in at least one of the research fields above, we expect a background in computational materials science, excellent communication skills both orally and in written English and willingness to travel to collaborators worldwide. Experience in working with UNIX/Linux environments and code development in Fortran, C or C++ is beneficial.
- Ph.D. positions: candidates are required to hold an appropriate degree (Diplom/MSc/MEng/Laurea) Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mathematics or a related discipline.
- Postdoctoral positions: candidates must hold a doctoral degree in solid-state physics, computational physics, electronic structure theory, or a related area.
- Research group leaders: candidates should have at least two years of post-doctoral research experience and a strong publication record commensurate with stage of career. As a group leader you will contribute to the teaching activities at ICAMS.
Salaries will depend on experience and qualification according to the German public salary scale TV-L. Dependent on qualification, the group leader positions can be connected with a junior professorship (W1).
Qualified candidates are asked to submit their Curriculum Vitae, list of publications and a statement describing their research objectives to
Dr. Thomas Hammerschmidt
ICAMS
Ruhr-University Bochum
44780 Bochum
Germany
email:
thomas.hammerschmidt@rub.de
web:
www.icams.de
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) is a new research centre at the
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. At ICAMS an interdisciplinary team of scientists from engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics and mathematics is working on the development and application of a new generation of simulation tools for multi-scale materials modelling. The Department 'Atomistic Modelling and Simulation' covers the range from quantum-mechanical to large-scale atomistic simulations with a focus on the development and application of bond-order potentials. ICAMS will establish new research and educational programmes in the area of materials simulation in order to educate a new generation of materials engineers in advanced materials simulation techniques.
The Ruhr-University Bochum is an equal opportunities employer committed to improving equal gender distribution in all areas of research and teaching. Women holding suitable qualifications are encouraged to apply for the position advertised. Given equal levels of qualification and competence, female applicants will be preferred over their male competitors. Applications from qualified handicapped candidates are also encouraged.
