A few post-doctoral positions are available at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS) in Tsukuba, Japan. 

The initial appointment will be for one year, but can be renewed subject to the performance and availability of funding for related research.

https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/research/mana/employment/lecian00000prxj3.html

The successful candidates are expected to work on one or two of the following research projects.

1) Development of a large-scale DFT (density functional theory) code CONQUEST and theoretical study of nano-scale materials using the code.

2) Materials Research by combining the data science techniques with the electronic structure calculation methods.

3) Theoretical research and design of materials having “hyper-ordered structures”

The first-principles simulation group in the Nano-Theory Field at NIMS-MANA has a strong focus on materials modeling using first-principles methods based on DFT. More information about the group and the institute can be found at:

 CONQUEST code: https://www.linear-scaling.org

   (Released code: https://github.com/OrderN/CONQUEST-release 

    Manual: https://conquest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/  )

 First-Principles Simulation group: http://www.nims.go.jp/cmsc/fps1/ 

 NIMS, WPI-MANA: http://www.nims.go.jp/mana/index.html

For the projects 1) and 3), the research will be performed in collaboration with the groups of Prof. D. R. Bowler at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL, London, and Dr. L. Truflandier at University of Bordeaux, France. Applicants must have, or expect to obtain before the start of the work, a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. A strong background in theoretical condensed matter science and experience with electronic structure methods are essential. Good skills in programming (Fortran, MPI, Python, …) are desirable.

The search for candidates will continue until the positions are filled.

Candidates should send the followings by e-mail in Word, pdf or html format:

 1. CV (with Photo, please use the format here 

    https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/research/mana/employment/lecian000004d567.html)  

 2. List of publications

 3. Reprints of three selected papers 

 4. Summary of past accomplishments 

 5. Experience with DFT techniques and supercomputers

 6. Names and e-mail addresses of two referees.

Contact Information:

 Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

MANA Principal Investigator/Field Coordinator/Group Leader

First-Principles Simulation Group, Nano-Theory Field

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA),

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 

1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN 

e-mail: MIYAZAKI.Tsuyoshi=nims.go.jp  (Please change "=" to "@")

phone: +81-29-860-4961 fax : +81-29-860-4974