A position for a graduate research assistant will be opening in the research group of Prof. Adrienn Ruzsinszky (Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, https://sse.tulane.edu/adrienn-ruzsinszky), with the earliest start date of September 1, 2024, in the areas of Condensed Matter Theory/Computational Materials Science.

Parallel with completing Physics or Materials Engineering coursework, applicants are expected to do research in the fields of: (1) Fundamentals of density functional theory (DFT) and (2) Computational work using DFT or many-body theory for periodic solids, surfaces and layered materials.

Applicants with good (~>3.6) BS or MS GPA records in the fields of Physics or Materials Science should first contact Prof. Ruzsinszky in email ([email protected]), attaching a CV (please do not send English proficiency and other documents!). Please do not contact me with low GPA records. Upon tentative email agreement, applicants should apply to Tulane University’s graduate program through: https://sse.tulane.edu/pep/academics/graduate/phd-application-requirements