We invite applications for two PhD positions, one with Prof. Claudia Filippi at the University of Twente and one with Dr. Remco Havenith at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.  We are looking for talented and highly motivated candidates to work on a collaborative project between the two groups on the combined development of advanced valence bond and quantum Monte Carlo methods for the study of excited-state processes in complex systems.The resulting methods will be applied to potential upconversion materials.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with:

• A master’s degree in chemistry orphysics, with a specialization in theoretical chemistry/physics or related fields

• A strong interest in method and software development

• Preferably, some programming experience in Fortran or C/C++

• English writing and presentation skills.

Application

Applications must include a CV, a short motivation letter (in which you indicate  which position you are interested in) and the names of 2 or more references.

Send your application package to [email protected] and [email protected]

For more information, please contact either [email protected] or [email protected]