Two postdoctoral research associate positions are immediately available in Dr. Li Huang’s group at Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research on one of the following topics: 1. Defects and carrier dynamics in energy materials and two dimensional materials; 2. Spin-lattice coupling in two dimensional materials; 3. Machine learning potentials for moire systems and metallic glasses. These studies will be in close collaboration with experimental groups and other computational groups. There is also flexibility to pursue other promising research directions of mutual interest. The required qualifications include a PhD degree in physics or closed related area, a strong background in the practice of first-principles calculations, as well as good oral and written communication skills. Candidates with experiences of using VASP, Wannier function methods, machine learning, bash/python scripting, and/or knowledge of ferroelectric materials/spintronics/valleytronics/topological insulators are highly anticipated.  Interested applicants should send a cover letter and a CV including a list of publications, as well as contact information for at least one reference to [email protected] . The research work will be conducted under the guidance of Prof. Li Huang (https://huangl7.wixsite.com/ccmg) and Prof. Zhigang Gui (http://faculty.sustech.edu.cn/guizg/H-8616-2018/H-8616-2018 )

The annual salary will be in around 330, 000 RMB (~ 48 K USD), and there are also other benefits according to the university policies. Qualified candidates will also receive a bonus package (tax free) totaling 1.6-2 million RMB (~ 240-300k USD), to be distributed annually over 5 years. This position can be funded for a two-year period initially, with a possibility for extension or promotion to Research Assistant Professor pending acceptable performance.