The Nanoscience Institute of the National Research Council (CNR-NANO) is looking for two postdoctoral candidates working in the field of ab initio modelling of materials and interfacial processes in Li-ion batteries, including simulation of spectroscopies for direct comparison with experimental results. The research activity builds in the context of the European BIG-MAP project (Battery Interface Genome – Materials Acceleration Platform, http://www.big-map.eu), under the long-term Battery2030+ initiative, and of the regional project SUPER.

Research group: The postdoctoral fellows will work at the S3 Center of the Nanoscience Institute of CNR (Modena, Italy), under the supervision of: Dr. Deborah Prezzi (ORCID 0000-0002-7294-7450), Dr.  Ivan Marri (ResearcherID M-5159-2013) and prof. Elisa Molinari (ORCID 0000-0002-0692-6096). Further info on the personal webpages at: http://www.nano.cnr.it/?mod=men&id=102. Moreover, they will benefit from the connection with and the lively environment fostered by the MaX Centre of Excellence for MAterials design at the eXascale (http://www.max-centre.eu), including support for the usage of MaX flagship codes.

Candidate profile: Successful applicants should hold a Ph.D. in computational or theoretical physics / chemistry / materials science, with a solid background in modelling structural and electronic properties of materials with state-of-the-art ab-initio methods (density functional theory, ab-intio molecular dynamics). Prior knowledge and experience of calculation of excited-state properties  (within many-body perturbation theory/GW approximation or other approaches) as well as in high-performance computing are an advantage.  Demonstrated coding skills are appreciated. Very good oral and written proficiency in English is compulsory.

Duration: starting with a 1-year appointment, renewable upon mutual agreement up to three years

Information and application: To apply, please write to deborah.prezzi@max-centre.eu  providing: (i) cover letter with a short motivation statement, (ii) curriculum vitae (including research interests and accomplishments, full publications list, relevant certificates/diplomas/awards list) and (iii) full contact details of two referees supporting the application. Selected candidates will be interviewed via teleconf.