Industry-oriented computational discovery group of Prof. Alexander Kvashnin in the Project Center of Energy Transition and ESG at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology opens a postdoc position starting ASAP in 2022.

Available projects/topics: materials science, AI-aided prediction of materials properties, machine learning, computational chemistry etc.

Candidates with experience in DFT simulations, python scripting (ASE, pymatgen, matminer packages), knowledges of materials databases are highly preferred.

Please submit a current CV with publications listed along with references to Prof. Kvashnin ([email protected]). 

Prof. Alexander Kvashnin received Ph.D. degree in condensed matter physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (2016) and Habilitation in condensed matter physics from NUST MISiS (2021). He specializes in the computational search for new materials with comprehensive study of their properties having potential applications in mining, gas & oil, electronics, catalysis, and other fields of technology.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university. Established in 2011 in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Skoltech cultivates a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs, promotes advanced scientific knowledge and fosters innovative technology to address critical issues facing Russia and the world in the third millennium. Skoltech applies the best Russian and international research and educational practices, with particular emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation. https://www.skoltech.ru/.