Dear all,

A position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow is available at the Department of Geosciences / Center for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, within the Norwegian Research Council (NFR) project “HIDDEN”.

We seek a postdoctoral research fellow to study the partitioning of noble gases between the Earth’s mantle and the core during the processes of core formation and crystallization of the magma ocean. The methodology envisaged is to compute the partitioning between liquid silicates and molten iron-based alloys using first-principles molecular-dynamics calculations coupled with thermodynamic modeling and /or machine learning force fields.

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in mineralogy or condensed matter physics or chemistry.

We require:

(1) experience with ab initio molecular-dynamics methods based on density-functional theory
(2) experience with thermodynamic integration or with generating interatomic potentials using machine learning methods
(3) a solid basis in thermodynamics
Knowledge of python is a particular advantage.

A strong record of successfully communicating research results via publications and conference presentations are assets.

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system at :

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/213769/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-mineralogy-or-condensed-matter-physics-or-chemistry

For further information please contact me at [email protected]

Sincerely,
Razvan Caracas