Key Skills

Theoretical physics, condense matter, quantum chemistry, material science, solar energy applications, nanosystems, nanocontacts, inorganic and organic composite systems, localizations, exciton, atomic structures, ab initio

Summary

The Scientific Computing Group in the Computational Research Division has a postdoctoral fellow opening in the area of material science simulation for solar energy applications. This position is supported by the Helios project (http://pbd.lbl.gov/energy/) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. The successful candidate will study the electronic structure and optical properties of nanosystems and inorganic/organic composite systems. The physical problems include the electron/hole localizations, exciton and charge transport in nanosystems, exciton dissociation, semiconductor/metal nanocontacts, nano surface and interface atomic structures. The incumbent will use a variety of large scale ab initio computational tools to study the above problems.

Duties

• Perform large scale electronic structure calculations for solar energy related physical problems.
  
• Collaborate with experimental groups in the Helios program; solve problems related to the experiments.
  
• Participate in Helios-related activities, report the research results in Helios-related meetings and seminars.
  
• Publish research results in peer reviewed scientific journals, and present them in scientific conferences.
  

To apply: For complete job description and consideration, please apply online to http://jobs.lbl.gov/LBNLCareers/details.asp?jid=21289&p=1sid=2106. Berkeley Lab is an AA/EOE committed to the development of a diverse workforce. 

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