A postdoc position is available in the group of Prof. Zhenfei Liu (https://liugroupwsu.weebly.com/) at Wayne State University (WSU). Founded in 1868, WSU is Michigan's third-largest university, and is a public research university classified as R1 (doctoral universities with very high research activity). WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 graduate and undergraduate students, with the main campus comprising 203 acres linking more than 100 education and research buildings. WSU is proud to be one of the 50 safest college campuses in the United States.

This postdoc position focuses on first-principles calculations of electronic and vibrational properties of complex materials to understand energy conversion mechanisms, including but not limited to: metal-organic frameworks, quantum dots and their assemblies, and heterogeneous interfaces. This postdoc will work on both projects that are primarily theoretical/computational and those that involve close collaborations with experimentalists. The initial term is one year and the position is renewable subject to the availability of funding and mutual agreement. Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Preferred qualifications:
(1) Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, materials science, or a closely related discipline;
(2) Sufficient working knowledge of density functional theory and/or many-body perturbation theory (such as GW-BSE);
(3) Expertise in large-scale first-principles calculations of condensed phase systems, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications;
(4) Prior working experience in high-performance computing systems;
(5) Prior working experience in collaboration with experimentalists.

To apply, please send a CV (including a list of three references) to Prof. Zhenfei Liu via email: [email protected].