A fully funded 4-year PhD position (starting on October 1. 2022) is available in the Academia Copernicana interdisciplinary doctoral school at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (https://www.umk.pl/en/). The successful candidate will work in the Computational Electronic Structure Theory group driven by prof. Ireneusz Grabowski ([email protected]) and dr Szymon Śmiga ([email protected]) on the project entitled “A new exchange-correlation functionals for weak and strong-iteration limits”. The short description can be found here.

Requirements:

+ Master's degree in Physics or Chemistry

+ Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English

+ The selected candidate should be motivated, open-minded, highly dynamic, and capable of working in a team

Other desirable skills:

+ Experience in molecular electronic simulation codes

+ Experiences in DFT and WFT calculations, or/and Machine learning

+ Programming skills (Fortran or C as well as Python)

What we offer:

+ The successful candidate will work in an active international research environment (Poland, Italy, India).

+ The scholarship system (see the website)

+ Travel and conference grants

+ Work in a friendly environment with a young, multinational group with experts in the computational theory development

How you can apply?

+ Interested candidates should send ASAP a cover letter with their Curriculum Vitae directly to dr Szymon Śmiga with a copy to prof. Ireneusz Grabowski.

+ Prepare all necessary documents for the Academia Copernicana application and register into the system. Click here to see the list of documents that must be submitted in order to participate in the recruitment process.

Important! Admission to PhD School is already open. The deadline for application is 24.06.2022.