Scientist Tenure Track: Electronic-structure - Villigen, Schweiz - Paul Scherrer Institut

Paul Scherrer Institut

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Villigen, Schweiz

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore, about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether, PSI employs 2200 people.

The PSI has expanded its focus areas and established a new research division:
Scientific Computing, Theory and Data.

In recognition of the importance and globally unique ensemble of large facilities at PSI, a key mission for the new division is to support PSI operations and experiments with their increasing challenges and opportunities for a unique digital environment.-We are currently hiring two Scientists Tenure Track for the group Materials Software and Data, led by Dr Giovanni Pizzi.

The group will also be complemented by 6-8 postdoctoral researchers that will join in the forthcoming months.

The advertisement below describes one of the two Tenure Track openings, focused on the structural, vibrational, electronic, and magnetic properties of complex materials, and their spectroscopies.

Scientist Tenure Track:

Electronic-structure simulations of complex materials*:
SCD Division / Laboratory for Materials Simulations / Materials Software and Data Group

Your tasks:

You will work in an interdisciplinary, multinational research environment and collaborate with your team members and the PSI scientific community.

Part of your responsibilities will be

To develop and sustain a longterm effort in the opensource development of electronicstructure methods able to describe with accuracy the structural, vibrational, electronic, and magnetic properties of complex materials
To contribute to the development, integration, and dissemination of the computational capabilities required to understand, predict, and characterize materials as studied at PSI with photons, neutrons, muons and electrons
To provide support and access to these computational capabilities for the PSI science and user programs
To deliver and curate the computational data for structures, properties and spectra required to discover or design materials with novel or enhanced properties and performance
To perform your own research at the forefront of computational materials science

Your profile:

PhD degree in physics or a similar domain
Good written and spoken English
Good written and spoken German or willingness to learn it
Record of collaborations in materials characterization with firstprinciples calculations

We offer:

Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration.

You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture.

If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.

This is a Tenure Track position. The employment contract will initially be limited to 3 years. The position is leading to a permanent position after a successful evaluation after a maximum of 5 years.- Paul Scherrer Institut, Human Resources Management, René Gröbli, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland