BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics is a world-class interdisciplinary research center located in Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). Here, mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists develop and apply state-of-the-art numerical techniques to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems. The Modelling and Simulation in Life and Materials Science group (MSLMS) of Prof. Elena Akhmatskaya combines advanced statistical methods and numerical algorithms with parallel computation to investigate complex systems in biology, materials science, and nanotechnology.

The postdoctoral applicant will join the MSLMS to work on problems related to the simulation of energy storage materials (batteries, supercapacitors, mixed matrix membranes) from a multiscale perspective: from the atomistic characterization of the structure/performance relationship in battery and adsorptive energy storage materials to the microscopic study of charge transfer using continuous and particulate simulation methods. The researcher will also be involved in the development and implementation of machine learning schemes that automate the selection of material chemistries maximizing predefined performance criteria, as well as in developing surrogate models to reduce the need for expensive atomistic and microscopic calculations.

Scientific profile:

• Strong background in atomistic simulation methods such as Molecular Dynamics and/or kinetic Monte Carlo applied to solid-state materials.

• Working knowledge of microscopic simulation methods such as finite element analysis or smooth particle dynamics.

• Expertise in multiscale modeling.

• Experience in machine learning methods applied to material science problems.

• Programming skills in either Python, C++ or Fortran. Experience in High-Performance Computing.

• Working knowledge of Density Functional Theory (desirable).

• Interest and disposition to work in interdisciplinary groups.

The gross salary of the post will be 28.000 - 32.000€. There is a moving allowance for those researchers that come from a research institution outside the Basque Country of up to EUR 2.000 gross. The position is initially offered for one year.

Applications are exclusively received through the online form: http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2021-12-postdoctoral-researcher-for-the-simulation-of-energy-storage-materials-ikur

If you have any inquiries, you may contact us: Dr. Mauricio Rincón at [email protected] and/or [email protected].