Post Doc Rational Compound Design
Sandia National Laboratories is one of the country’s largest research and engineering laboratories, employing 8,500 people at major facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California. We make enduring contributions to secure our society against high consequence terrorist threats and national incidents through effective use of science, technology, and systems solutions. Please visit our website at www.sandia.gov. We are searching for Post Docs in Rational Compound Design for the Multiscale Dynamic Material Modeling Department at the Albuquerque facility. The salary is $77,800 per year. A benefit and relocation package is available.
This position will emphasize both, the development as well as the subsequent application of computational and theoretical methodologies for the efficient identification of compounds with desired physical or chemical properties, a.k.a the inverse molecular design. Properties can include stability, electronic structure, synthetic availability etc. The ultimate goal is to leverage Rational Compound Design to enable the discovery of industrially relevant compounds which help to solve challenging engineering problems. Working with electronic structure, force field, and coarse-grained codes is likely to be a part of the work. This position will involve extensive interactions with physicists, chemists, material and computer scientists in multiple fields and efficiently collaborating within multiple projects.
A PhD in theoretical or computational mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials or computer science, or a related field of study is required and should be interested in chemical space, and the practical and conceptual implications of its exploration. Proficiency in exploiting a Unix working and high-performance computing environment is a must. Must be able to collaborate in a highly interdisciplinary field with individuals with different academic backgrounds. Make effective technical reports and presentations both to external scientific peers and to internal technical customers. Experience applying quantum or force-field methods for molecules and materials is also required. Experience in the field of computationally optimizing compound's properties in compound space is highly desirable. Familiarity with a broad array of computational methods and experience in multiple scale calculations (electronic structure, force-field, or coarse-grained based simulations) and parallel computing is desirable.
Please apply online at http://www.sandia.gov,, under Employment/Career Opportunities/Sandia internet Careers site, reference Job Requisition Number: 61133.
This position will emphasize both, the development as well as the subsequent application of computational and theoretical methodologies for the efficient identification of compounds with desired physical or chemical properties, a.k.a the inverse molecular design. Properties can include stability, electronic structure, synthetic availability etc. The ultimate goal is to leverage Rational Compound Design to enable the discovery of industrially relevant compounds which help to solve challenging engineering problems. Working with electronic structure, force field, and coarse-grained codes is likely to be a part of the work. This position will involve extensive interactions with physicists, chemists, material and computer scientists in multiple fields and efficiently collaborating within multiple projects.
A PhD in theoretical or computational mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials or computer science, or a related field of study is required and should be interested in chemical space, and the practical and conceptual implications of its exploration. Proficiency in exploiting a Unix working and high-performance computing environment is a must. Must be able to collaborate in a highly interdisciplinary field with individuals with different academic backgrounds. Make effective technical reports and presentations both to external scientific peers and to internal technical customers. Experience applying quantum or force-field methods for molecules and materials is also required. Experience in the field of computationally optimizing compound's properties in compound space is highly desirable. Familiarity with a broad array of computational methods and experience in multiple scale calculations (electronic structure, force-field, or coarse-grained based simulations) and parallel computing is desirable.
Please apply online at http://www.sandia.gov,, under Employment/Career Opportunities/Sandia internet Careers site, reference Job Requisition Number: 61133.
