There are several postdoc openings available immediately in the Institute of Condensed Matter Theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The successful applicant will work primarily with Profs David Ceperley and/or Lucas K. Wagner on continuum quantum Monte Carlo methods for condensed matter systems.  

The ideal candidate will have:
 -A PhD in physics or closely related field.
 -Experience with computational physics, preferably with electronic structure methods such as DFT, GW, quantum chemistry methods, or quantum Monte Carlo.
 -Programming skills, preferably C++, Python and MPI, but other modern languages are acceptable.
 -Experience with stochastic and statistical methods such as structure searching and data analysis techniques

There are several projects that the successful applicant could work on. 
 - Elucidating the phase diagram of hydrogen at high pressure.
 - Deriving effective interacting models from first principles data using machine learning techniques.
 - Searching for new unconventional superconductors in close collaboration with synthetic experimental groups.

To receive full consideration, apply by October 30 at the following website: http://icmt.illinois.edu/Opps-postdocs.asp.