Postdoc: Theoretical Photophysics & Nonradiative Rates

University of Liverpool; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Liverpool invites applications for a fixed-term researcher position focusing on theoretical photophysics, aligned with electronic applications of organic molecules. You will work on computing optical properties and non-radiative rates, integrating theory, computation, and experimental insights as needed.

You will join an interdisciplinary team led by Prof. Alessandro Troisi to develop data-centric and physics-based methods for materials with optoelectronic properties, with

Qualifications

• Experience in theoretical photophysics and computation of optical properties of molecules.
• Experience with computation of non-radiative rates of molecules or solids.
• Desirable: experimental characterization of photophysical rates and data science applications in electronic properties of molecules.

Responsibilities

• Compute optical properties of molecules and non-radiative rates.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary team efforts and validate computational results against experiments where applicable.
• Collaborate with colleagues to expand data-centric and physics-based approaches for optoelectronic materials.

Skills

Theoretical photophysics

Computational photophysics

Non-radiative rate calculations

Data analysis

Job description

The University of Liverpool invites applications for a fixed-term researcher position focusing on theoretical photophysics, aligned with electronic applications of organic molecules. You will work on computing optical properties and non-radiative rates, integrating theory, computation, and experimental insights as needed.

You will join an interdisciplinary team led by Prof. Alessandro Troisi to develop data-centric and physics-based methods for materials with optoelectronic properties, with