The Physics and Life Science division at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California, USA) seeks a postdoctoral researcher to carry out research using first-principles methods such as Density Functional Theory driven Molecular Dynamics to study the properties of materials in the Warm Dense Matter regime in connection to ongoing high-pressure experiments on materials relevant to planetary science and to inertial confinement fusion. 

Demonstrated experience in massively-parallel computing and coding in addition to a strong brackgroud in thermodynamics and statistical physics are required.

For more information, please see the posting ID 100909 on the LLNL website: http://careers-ext.llnl.gov/jobs/5293796-postdoctoral-research-staff-member

This is a two-year Postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years. Eligible candidates are recent PhDs within five years of the month of the degree award at time of hire date.