Postdoctoral position in Computational spectroscopy at the nanoscale, SISSA, Trieste Italy
A postdoctoral position in Computational spectroscopy at the nanoscale is available at SISSA, to work with Stefano Baroni. This position is part of a theoretical effort, coordinated by the DEMOCRITOS National Simulation Center in Trieste, to develop and implement new methods that will extend the scope of ab initio calculations, based on time-dependent density-functional theory and many-body perturbation theory, to systems of hundreds of atoms. The postdoctoral fellow will concentrate on TDDFT and will have the task to implement our newly developed Liouville-Lanczos scheme in a PAW environment, and/or to develop new methods to simulate optical dichroism in extended systems, and/or electron energy-loss spectra, to name a few possible applications. The successful candidate will be part of a strong theoretical group at SISSA and DEMOCRITOS and will have the chance to collaborate with experimentalists at the ELETTRA synchrotron radiation laboratory in Trieste. We are seeking highly qualified candidates with a strong inclination towards methodological innovation, but equally versed in applications and able to speak to and to understand experimentalists. Trieste is a beautifully located medium-sized city on the side of the Adriatic sea. The quality of life in the Trieste area is consistently praised in the reports of past and present PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Local social life is lively, with cultural and natural attractions (Venice, the Alps, and beautiful seaside resorts) less than two hours away from the center of the city. Although the knowledge of the Italian language will of course facilitate social life, this is not strictly required for professional purposes, as English is the language currently spoken at SISSA. The salary being offered is compatible with a quite decent living standard. The deadline for submitting an application is end of January 2008. Perspective candidates are invited to ask more information and to send their CV to Stefano Baroni, baroni at sissa.it. The formal announcement of the vacancy, with instructions on how to apply can be found at: http://www.sissa.it/main/?p=A3_B4&what=tpd. --- Stefano Baroni - SISSA & DEMOCRITOS National Simulation Center - Trieste [+39] 040 3787 406 (tel) -528 (fax) / stefanobaroni (skype) Please, if possible, don't send me MS Word or PowerPoint attachments Why? See: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.democritos.it/pipermail/pw_forum/attachments/20071124/575a8c4c/attachment.htm
