The dynamics of condensed matter (DCM) group of the department of theoretical Chemistry at the
University of Paderborn, Germany, invites applications for a doctoral candidate to work on “Tight
Binding Molecular Dynamics Study of Growth of Nanostructure Materials”. The research work will be computational/theoretical and will be carried out at the University of Paderborn, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Thomas D. Kühne.

The DCM group is involved in the development and applications of novel theoretical methods to study complex systems in condensed phases. The group is also involved in multiscale modeling of energy materials and computational spectroscopy. More information about the group can be found at https://chemie.uni-paderborn.de/en/research-groups/theoretical-chemistry/kuehne/.

The objective of this project is to combine different levels of computational techniques in order to
come up with an efficient method to simulate nanostructure growth processes. This will involve density functional theory based first-principles calculations as well as molecular dynamics simulations using semi-empirical approach. The aim of the project is two-fold: to understand the fundamentals of the early stages of growth of one material over the another, and to model multilayer growth of nanostructures and thin-films at an affordable computational length and time scale.

The project is a part of “Gleichstellungsförderlinie 2 durch 0.5 WiMi-stellen” of the University of
Paderborn. The candidate will be paid by the pay grade of 0.5 E13 TV-L. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contract Act (WissZeitVG).

Potential candidates should have completed or about to complete Master degree in Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering, or a related discipline and should have a good academic record. Good knowledge in condensed matter physics and strong interest in computational/atomistic simulation methods is required. Experience in working with linux operating system, high performance computing, electronic structure calculations and atomistic simulations is desired.

The position is opened until filled. The candidates should send their application email indicating their
expertise and motivation for the position to [email protected] and [email protected]. The email should be accompanied by their CV including contact details of at least two academic references.

For further information, please contact at [email protected].