The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a German-Polish research center for data-intensive digital systems research. For more information visit https://www.casus.science/.

We are looking for a motivated candidate interested in performing multiscale simulations for matter under extreme conditions.

The Scope of Your Job

Your primary objective is to perform multiscale simulations for computing magneto-elastic materials properties and predicting phenomena in both ambient and high energy density (HED) matter. You will utilize a novel, data-driven simulation framework. It is built around the LAMMPS code which drives large-scale spin-lattice dynamics simulations. You will support modeling of phenomena that emerge in fusion reactor walls, in cores of planets, and in components of novel energy storage devices. Likewise, your numerical modeling will support the exploration of novel physics in X-Ray scattering experiments including pulsed magnetic fields conducted at HIBEF and HLD.

Your research activities will include (1) generating training data using first-principles methods; (2) generating interatomic potentials and spin models from training data; (3) running large-scale spin-lattice dynamics simulations; (4) performing data analysis of the simulation outputs for materials properties predictions.

You will work closely with scientists at CASUS who develop and apply numerical methodologies for materials science including quantum Monte Carlo, (time-dependent) density functional theory, quantum hydrodynamics, average-atom models, and machine learning. You will carry out your research in collaboration with our partners at international research institutions. Your project will contribute to the ambitious long-term goal of achieving a more accurate and consistent understanding of HED phenomena across multiple length and time scales.

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