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PhD or sanwich PhD positions at Ghent University (No replies)
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Position(s) are available at the Center for Molecular Modeling of Ghent University, Belgium, to work on precision and accuracy studies of DFT codes and methods. Applications are welcome both for a 4-year contract that can lead to a PhD of Ghent University, as well as for 1-2 year contracts that can lead to a double degree from Ghent University and your institution (sandwich PhD). All contracts are full-time.
The intended work is about quantitative assessments of the accuracy of a variety of properties at several levels of DFT, and assessments of the precision of DFT codes and methods (including pseudopotential libraries). An important aspect of the work will be to determine generally valid benchmark sets for the studied properties (knowing your way in the experimental literature is an asset).
This builds on work documented in http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408436.2013.772503 and http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aad3000 . A video of a talk that describes the intended work is available at
https://youtu.be/JXl2TzvoDA8, and another useful source of information is http://molmod.ugent.be/deltacodesdft .
Candidates should have a proven track record in the responsible use of one or more DFT codes. Experience with scripting or work flow management is a plus. Dedication, carefulness and open-mindedness for communication with code developers across the DFT community are paramount. There is no formal application document, but your motivation letter should point out why you are the excellent person who is ideally suited for this kind of work.
Applications as well as informal inquiries can be addressed to [email protected] or [email protected] .
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Stefaan Cottenier
Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM) &
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)
Ghent University
Tech Lane Ghent Science Park – Campus A
building 903
BE-9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium
http://molmod.ugent.be
http://www.ugent.be/ea/dmse/en
email: [email protected]
my conference talks on Youtube: http://goo.gl/P2b1Hs
for China: http://i.youku.com/cottenierlectures