Multiple postdoc positions opening at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Florida State University (starting time flexible)

Multiple postdoc positions are available in the research group of Dr. Bin Ouyang at Florida State University. The candidate will be expected to work on one of the following research fields:

1. Data driven design of fuel cells and catalyst.
2. Data driven design of novel battery materials.
3. Lab autonomation and AI driven materials synthesis.

Eligibility description

Even though the openings are related to energy storage and conversion materials design. It is not required that the candidates must have battery/catalyst/fuel cell related experiences. Instead, we evaluate more one or more of the following skills from the candidates:

1. Good learning capability for fundamental science, candidates are encouraged to send documents or links or descriptions to justify that.
2. Coding capabilities, sending previous code or github repo as demonstration is strongly encouraged.
3. Background in one of the following fields: solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, CALPHAD, heat transfer, electron transport.
4. Decent skills for one of the followings: DFT calculations, molecular dynamics, phase field, CALPHAD or machine learning.

Position description

We offer competitive salary to postdoc candidates, details will be discussed if interview is scheduled.

About the PI

Dr. Bin Ouyang started as an assistant professor in 2022.08. Before that, he was a postdoc with Prof. Gerbrand Ceder at the University of California Berkeley. He has more than 60 publications, including first/corresponding authored papers in Science, Nature Materials, Nature Energy, Nature Communications, Joule, Chem, Matter, and Advanced Energy Materials. He also serves as Associate Editor for Materials Today Energy, the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Editor for Nature Scientific Reports. More information can be found at https://bin-ouyang.com/.

About Florida State University

Florida State University is a world-class public institute that ranks 19^th among all public universities and 55^th among all universities in the United States. It is home to the only national laboratory with a high magnetic field in the United States and the largest magnetic laboratory in the world. Additionally, Florida State University is listed as one of the eight core university partners of Oak Ridge National Lab.

How to Apply.

Interested candidates are encouraged to email Dr. Bin Ouyang ([email protected]) with a short introduction of your research interests and research experiences.