Joint postdoctoral positions (1-2) of Institue of Semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOSCAS, Beijing,http://www.semi.ac.cn ) and Material Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL, Berkeley CA, http://www.lbl.gov ) are now available. These positions are financially supported and officially enrolled by IOSCAS Beijing, while the work site is based in LBNL. The PIs include Prof. Shu-Shen Li (director) of IOSCAS, and Prof. Lin-Wang Wang in LBNL (http://cmsn.lbl.gov/index.php?topic=people ).

The successful candidates are expected to carry out research in one of the following areas:

1. Computational 2D material and 2D device: defect calculation in 2D materials, quantum process such as inter-layer transition in 2D materials, design and simulation on 2D material based devices (for example verticle tunneling transistors based on 2D materials).
2. Charge transfer problem at complex interfaces (such as semiconductor and amorphous dielectric), nanostructures and molecules (such as molecule attached to quantum dot).
3. Physical mechanism of semiconductor device reliability, for example hydrogen/electron transfer reactions at defect centers of complex dielectric and its semiconductor interfaces. Advanced defect calculation approach, Marcus theory on charge transfer, as well as ab initio calculation method of non-radiative decay (multi-phonon process) will be used.
4. Problems which can be solved using real-time time-dependent density functional theory (rt-TDDFT).
5. Large scale electronic structure simulations using LS3DF (tens of thousand atoms).
   

The candidates are required to have a PhD degree in physics, material sciences or related areas. Experience on electronic structure theories (DFT and beyond), computational simulations of solids, nanostructures and nanodevices is preferred.

The gross salary from IOSCAS is RMB 200,000 (roughly 31,000 USD) per annum, and there is an incentive mechanism with an extra 20% top-up after successful performance review. A bonus based on annual publications will be available. And a monthly stipend from LBNL is negociable for high performance candidates. The positions are available for two years at the initial instance, with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement.

The start date is immediate. Please send your CV, research statement (1 page) and contact information of 2 academic references, directly to Prof. Xiang-Wei Jiang by email ([email protected] ). The search is open until the positions are filled. Informal inquiry can be made by contacting Prof. Jiang.

Recent publications (selected from http://cmsn.lbl.gov/index.php?topic=publications ):

[1] D. Zherebetskyy, M. Scheele, Y. Zhang, N. Bronstein, C. Thompson, D. Britt, M. Salmeron, P. Alivisatos, L.W. Wang, "Hydroxylation of the surface of PbS nanocrystals passivated with oleic acid", Science 344, 1380 (2014).

[2] H.-G. Liao, D. Zherebetskyy, H. Xin, C. Czarnik, P. Ercius, H. Elmlund, M. Pan, L.W. Wang, H. Zheng, "Facet development during platinum nanocube growth", Science 345, 6199 (2014).

[3] Z. Wang, Shu-Shen Li, L.W. Wang, "An efficient real-time time-dependent DFT method and its applications to ion-2D material collision", Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 063004 (2015).

[4] L. Dou, A.B. Wong, Y. Yu, M. Lai, N. Kernienko, S.W. Eaton, A. Fu, C.G. Bischak, J. Ma, T. Ding, N. So. Ginsberg, L.W. Wang, A.P. Alivisatos, P. Yang, "Atomically thin two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites", Science 349, 6255 (2015).

[5] B. Eren, D. Zherebetskyy, L.L. Patera, C.H. Wu, L.W. Wang, G.A. Somorjai, M. Salmeron, "Activation of Cu(111) surface by decomposition into nanoclusters driven by CO absorption", Science 351, 475 (2016).