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Two PhD positions at VU Amsterdam (No replies)
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Two PhD positions at VU Amsterdam in exchange-correlation functionals development
group leader: Paola Gori-Giorgi
Aim and Scope
By virtue of its computational efficiency, Kohn-Sham (KS) density functional theory (DFT) is the method of choice for the electronic structure calculations in computational chemistry and solid-state physics. Despite its enormous successes, KS DFT’s predictive power and overall usefulness are still hampered by inadequate approximations for near-degenerate and strongly-correlated systems. Crucial examples are transition metal complexes, stretched chemical bonds, technologically advanced functional materials, and manmade nanostructures. The two projects aim to address these fundamental issues, by constructing a novel framework for electronic structure calculations at all correlation regimes. This new approach is based on recent formal developments on the exact infinite-coupling-strength expansion of KS DFT, which will be used to endow that theory with many-body properties from the ground up, thereby removing its intrinsic bias for weak correlation regimes.
PhD position 1
A master in Physics is required, possibly with experience in lattice hamiltonians. The main focus of this thesis will be the inclusion of the spin effects in the functionals. The idea is to import results from lattice hamiltonians to the continuum, which is enabled by the mathematical structure of the exact strong coupling limit of DFT.
PhD position 2
A master in Chemistry or Physics is required, possibly with experience in DFT (formal and/or implementation aspects). The focus will be in the rigorous combination of recent results on the gradient expansion with functionals based on the strong-coupling limit of DFT.
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A PhD in the Netherlands lasts 4 years. At the end of the 4 years, if all conditions are fulfilled, the candidate will earn the title of "PhD in Sciences". The net salary varies between 1800 and 2200 euros per month.
Applications should include:
- letter of intents
- complete CV
- the names of at least two people to be contacted as references
and should be sent to
[email protected]
Search will continue until the positions are filled.