Department of Chemistry
Open PhD Position in Computational Chemistry (80%)
A 4-year PhD student position is available in the Luber group at the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich (Switzerland). Our group focuses on advanced computational methods at the interface of chemistry, biology, physics, and materials science. For more details, visit our group’s website.
Your Responsibilities: The PhD project will involve the development and application of novel, accurate approaches for studying functional catalytic compounds. A possible direction of the project is the development of advanced dynamic approaches for the detailed and realistic study of reaction mechanisms and reaction networks, considering environmental effects (also under catalytic conditions). This can include the development of advanced enhanced sampling and machine learning approaches.
Our group has extensive experience in modeling reactions using DFT-MD, catalysis (such as water splitting), spectroscopy, excited states, and the development of various other methodologies (e.g., in the CP2K package). The project(s) may be carried out in close collaboration with experimental or other computational groups, for instance, within the NCCR Catalysis.
Your Profile:
- The candidate must hold an excellent Master’s degree in chemistry, interdisciplinary natural sciences, physics, or a related field.
- Proficiency in English and autonomous learning ability skills are essential.
- The successful candidate will be highly creative, ambitious, and motivated.
- Strong programming skills and in-depth knowledge of electronic structure theory, (ab initio) molecular dynamics, catalysis, and machine learning are an advantage.
What We Offer:
- A vibrant, inspiring environment in a brand-new building with cutting-edge resources and research facilities.
- Access to world-leading supercomputers and high-profile interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Funding for participation in summer schools, conferences, etc., is available.
Place of Work: Institut für Chemie, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich, Switzerland
Start of Employment: Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application documents (cover letter, CV, diplomas, description of research experience and motivation, names of at least two academic references) as one PDF document. The PDF can also include a one-page statement discussing one or two publications of the group, detailing what the applicant finds particularly interesting and possible future improvements of the research described in the publication(s).
Applications arriving before June 30th will be considered preferentially; later applications will be examined until the position is filled. Start date: by agreement.
For further details, contact: Prof. Dr. Sandra Luber
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