Associate Researcher: Multiscale Defect Modeling

National Institute of Standards and Technology; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 82,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites qualified individuals to join the Materials Measurement Laboratory as an associate researcher. Focus areas include developing multi-scale modeling infrastructure to predict properties and performance of advanced semiconductor materials and devices, integrating first principles methods with TCAD-like simulations.

Experience with VASP, TCAD, and COMSOL is required, along with Python programming.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with using VASP, TCAD and COMSOL to perform multi-scale simulations.
• Python programming experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform example TCAD/COMSOL simulations for benchmarking.
• Compare TCAD/COMSOL and non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) for predicting transport properties of semiconductor interfaces.
• Evaluate various tight-binding models which are necessary for NEGF models.
• Develop machine learning models for multi-physics data.
• Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders.

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or related field

Tools

VASP

TCAD

COMSOL

Python

Job description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites qualified individuals to join the Materials Measurement Laboratory as an associate researcher. Focus areas include developing multi-scale modeling infrastructure to predict properties and performance of advanced semiconductor materials and devices, integrating first principles methods with TCAD-like simulations.

Experience with VASP, TCAD, and COMSOL is required, along with Python programming.