University of Cambridge
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Energy Landscapes (Fixed Term)
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Fixed-term
The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.
Applications are invited
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research associate to work with Professor David Wales in the Chemistry Department in Cambridge, funded by a generous benefaction from Xyme Ltd.
Current research
Current research in the Wales group covers all aspects of energy landscapes, including applications to atomic and molecular clusters, biophysics, solids and surfaces, machine learning, quantum computing, and self-consistent fields. We develop new theory and associated computational tools, which are supported and distributed to the community.
The holder of this post
The holder of this post will conduct research on energy landscapes projects of current interest to the group, and assist with maintenance of the associated software.
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Applicants should have
Applicants should have (or be about to receive) a PhD in theoretical chemistry or physics. Expertise in computer simulation and statistical mechanics is essential, particularly experience with the energy landscape exploration codes GMIN, OPTIM and PATHSAMPLE. Expertise in fortran programming is also essential, and familiarity with the pysocket interface to the landscape software is desirable.
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For queries relating to your application or the application process
For queries relating to your application or the application process, please contact Prof David Wales via email on Dw34@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference MA50114 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award
The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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