Postdoc positions -- Friction and dissipation in nanosystems:  a) theory; b)  MD simulation (classical or ab initio).

WHERE:  SISSA (www.sissa.it) or  ICTP (www.ictp.it) Trieste, Italy

WHEN :  begin ASAP,  possibly  within 30 April 2015

WHAT:   As part of the ERC Project MODPHYSFRICT ( http://erc-modphysfrict.sissa.it/) based in SISSA (www.sissa.it)
                and in ICTP (www.ictp.it) Trieste, we are looking looking to fill 2-year postdoctoral level positions. Main areas 
                of research are:

               Theory of AFM dissipation on systems with phase transitions
               Simulation of islands and clusters sliding on crystal surfaces
               High pressure tribochemistry  and mechanochemistry (first principles)
               Theory of electronic friction
               Ionic liquid lubricants under electric fields
               Sliding in optical lattices: colloid monolayers and  ion chains
               Basic friction theory
               Basic non-equilibrium sliding and dissipation dynamics

SALARY:  depends on seniority. Base: ~ 2,000 E/month take home.

BENEFITS: Good research funds,  postdocs can travel. SISSA has facilities for dependent children; ICTP sponsors families.  

WHO:   Scientific projects to be conducted with Erio Tosatti ( https://sites.google.com/site/tosattierio/)  and collaborators,
              including G.E. Santoro, S. Scandolo, A. Vanossi, F. Pellegrini, R. Guerra and others. 

HOW:  For more information please contact Erio Tosatti ( https://sites.google.com/site/tosattierio/) at  tosatti@sissa.it. 
             Work in ICTP will also involve Sandro Scandolo (https://www.ictp.it/research/cmsp/members/head-members/sandro-scandolo.aspx).