Post Doctoral Associate in the Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials (M2QM)

M2QM is a renewed (Aug. 1, 2022) Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy. The Center’s programs range from the synthesis and characterization of emergent new materials to a systematic computational understanding of their many-body quantum behavior. The fundamental science aims to address two primary technological challenges: creating qubits for intrinsically quantum computing, and replacing elements of traditional computers and sensors with intrinsically quantum, molecule-based devices that are energy efficient, fast, and adaptive.

About the role

Successful candidates will work on:

• Spin transitions and magnetoelectric couplings in molecular magnetic systems
• Dynamics and decoherence of spin and clock transitions
• Spin-spin couplings and spin-environment interactions in junctions
• Simulation of inelastic tunneling spectroscopy (IETS)

All postdoctoral associates and research scientists are expected to interact with other M2QM members and advise students. These positions are tenable for up to three years depending upon significant achievement and mutual interest.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Physics

Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:

• DFT and beyond-DFT methods
• High-level quantum chemistry
• Machine learning
• High-throughput modeling of complex materials
• Model Hamiltonian-based spin dynamics
• Inelastic tunneling spectroscopy (IETS)

Pay

Salary range: $48,000 – $58,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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