Postdoctoral Research Associate: Quantum Algorithms for f-Element Chemistry and Separations

What You Need

• A Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related physical sciences, completed within the last 5 years or to be completed soon.
• Strong background in theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, chemical physics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing multireference electronic structure methods, such as CASSCF, MRCI, selected configuration interaction, or related approaches.
• Programming experience in at least one scientific programming language, such as Python, Fortran, C/C++, Julia, or a related language.
• Demonstrated experience conducting original scientific research, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, preprints, or other scholarly research outputs.
• Ability to work creatively and independently, while also collaborating effectively as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with lanthanide or actinide chemistry, especially systems where relativistic effects, spin-orbit coupling, strong correlation, or multireference character are important.
• Demonstrated experience in developing quantum or mixed quantum-classical dynamic methods like tensor network, multiple-configurational Time dependent Hartree, or related methods.
• Interest in using quantum computing capability development to advance both quantum and classical computational methods.

Contact

Dr. Ping Yang (pyang@lanl.gov)

Location

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM.

Additional Details

• Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
• No Clearance: Position does not require a security clearance. Selected candidates will be subject to drug testing and other pre-employment background checks.
• New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
• Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations.