PhD Position in Theoretical Materials Chemistry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in the chemistry field. The department has more than 250 employees and has a turnover of 250 million SEK. At the department's six programs, we conduct very successful research of a high international standard. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has education assignments in engineering programs and master's programs. More information is available on our website. (https://kemi.uu.se/angstrom/?languageId=1).

Project description: The PhD student will engage in a research project that concerns materials modeling of electrified solid-liquid interfaces for energy storage/conversion. The starting point will be the finite-field molecular dynamics which we recently developed, see the review of the method J. Phys.: Energy,2020, 2: 032005. This will be combined with our new efforts on the development of atomistic machine learning, see J. Chem. Inf. Model.,2020, 60: 1184. The project will largely focus on the method development, although interesting applications will be kept in mind and carried out along the way. This PhD project is financed by the European Research Council (ERC).

Duties: The main duties of doctoral students are to devote themselves to their research studies which includes participating in research projects mentioned above and third cycle courses. The work duties can also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).

Eligibility Requirements: A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she:

• has been awarded a second-cycle qualification, or
• has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or
• has acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
  

Required qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent as above in Computational Science or Theoretical Chemistry/Physics
• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

Additional qualifications:

• Previous experiences with the development of MD techniques and (periodic) quantum chemical calculations are highly desirable.
• Familiarity with atomistic machine learning will be a plus.

Terms of employment: The rules about PhD students are found in the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 §§1-7 and the university's rules and guidelines. https://regler.uu.se/?languageId=1 

Application procedure: The application should include a statement of research interest, CV, certificates of exams, degrees and grades, a copy of Master thesis, published article or relevant materials, if available. Also, contact information of at least two reference persons should be included.

Salary: According to local agreement for PhD students. (Local collective agreement for doctoral students and students).

Starting date: 01-09-2021 or as otherwise agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7.

Scope of employment: 100 %

For further information about the position, please contact: Dr. Chao Zhang (chao.zhang@kemi.uu.se)

Please submit your application by 25 August 2021, UFV-PA 2021/3052.

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