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PhD position at UNamur - SURFASCOPE project (No replies)

gonze

4 years ago

gonze 4 years ago

One PhD position on surface-enhanced spectroscopy by quantum chemistry and

second-principles calculations

 

Outstanding highly-motivated candidates are sought to work at the UNamur (Namur, Belgium) in collaboration with

UCLouvain (Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium) on the SURFASCOPE project, focusing on the design and implementation of

a numerical approach to interpret and guide Surface Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopies (SEVS), based on

second-principles calculations, i.e. on top of first-principles calculations (GAUSSIAN, ABINIT).

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates should hold with MSc (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science. Demonstrated coding

experience is required (FORTRAN and/or Python). Good knowledge of English, both written and oral, is compulsory.

An experience in quantum chemistry and on the usage of quantum chemistry codes such as Gaussian, Dalton,

Turbomole, QChem, ... is a plus.

 

ABOUT THE GROUP:

The retained candidates will join a large national and international collaboration: five positions are funded for joint

work between the UNamur (L. Henrard and V. Liégeois) and UCLouvain (X. Gonze and G.-M. Rignanese), Belgium,

with collaborators at the ULiège, Belgium (MULTIBINIT), at the U. Santander, Spain (SCALE-UP) and in the CEA,

Bruyères-le-Châtel, France (ABINIT). Currently, three PhD students and one postdoc are already working on the

subject. The PhD student concerned by this position will join them in the summer of 2020. The different tasks

attributed to the different people have been clearly identified.

 

CONTRACT DETAILS:

The doctoral position is funded for four years, in the form of renewable one-year contracts. The PhD student will be

located at UNamur, with frequent visits to UCLouvain. Salaries follow the legal scale for doctoral positions in Belgium

(indicatively around 1800 Euros after taxes). The candidate should have obtained recently (no more than 4 years) the

MSc. The candidate can also be finishing her/his Master degree and should therefore mention the approximative date

of availability.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants should send their CV (pdf) as well as a brief motivation letter and a brief description of their coding skills

and scientific achievements, to

[email protected]

before July 10th 2020. They should also arrange for two

letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address by their writer.