Term and Location: A one-year postdoctoral position with extension up to two years is open in the Materials Theory & Design Group of James Rondinelli at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) beginning immediately. This position is supported fully or partially by external funds; therefore, the continuation of employment is contingent upon receipt of those external funds.

Description and Duties: Work will focus on building descriptive and predictive models of novel heteroanionic or mixed-anion materials exhibiting correlated electrons. Emphasis is on using first principles and/or machine-learning (ML) methods to understand the electronic, magnetic, and optical responses of these materials. Demonstrated experience is required in using density functional theory-based techniques, mixed-anion systems, spin Hamiltonians, or many-body (beyond-DFT) approaches to build physical models and working with experimental colleagues to assess those models. The candidate should exhibit excellent communication, writing, and organization skills, be a self-starter, and be able to work independently, supervise students, participate creatively in refining program directions, and collaborate with experimentalists.

Presentations at national/international meetings and publication of scientific results in high profile peer-reviewed journals are expected.

The candidate will also have ample opportunities to develop their own independent research in a variety of technologically important materials systems and applications.

How to Apply: Applications should include a CV, contact information of at least two individuals, and an estimated availability date. In addition, please provide a one-page (max) narrative description (not list) as a writing sample of past accomplishments and future research interests. The preferred format is a single PDF-document. Materials should be sent to Prof. Rondinelli at [email protected] with the subject line “21-HetMats PostDoc”.

Deadline: None – applications will be considered until the position is filled.