Postdoc: Disordered-Crystal Materials Simulation Architect

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in Singapore is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to advance computational infrastructures for materials design. The successful candidate will focus on developing methodologies for disordered crystal materials using DFT codes. Responsibilities include creating workflows for high-throughput computations and collaborating on method development. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a relevant field and possesses strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Julia.

Qualifications

• PhD required in a relevant field.
• Strong experience with DFT codes essential.
• Hands-on materials simulation experience important.

Responsibilities

• Develop approximation methods for materials properties.
• Design DFT workflows for materials discovery.
• Accelerate materials discovery using high-throughput computation.
• Collaborate with teams on method refinement.

Skills

Experience with computational materials science

Proficiency in DFT codes

Programming for data science

Education

PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

VASP

Quantum ESPRESSO

Python

Julia

Fortran

ase

pymatgen

atomate2

fireworks

aflow

Job description

A leading research university in Singapore is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to advance computational infrastructures for materials design. The successful candidate will focus on developing methodologies for disordered crystal materials using DFT codes. Responsibilities include creating workflows for high-throughput computations and collaborating on method development. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a relevant field and possesses strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Julia.