POST40

Postdoctoral Fellow-Computational Materials Science

Academic Affairs

College of Engineering (Col)

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Duke Centennial Hall

All Candidates

Post Doc

Temporary - Part-time

40

8 hours per day 40 hours per week

Pay Rate varies

The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)

1. Ph.D. in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or relevant disciplines
2. Strong theoretical background in electronic structure simulation, materials modeling and Python Programming

A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. In the process of further developing their own research skills, it is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant role in the performance of research at the University and augment the role of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and it is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage experiences outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs’ aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the role of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees.
Postdoc appointments are characterized by all the following conditions:

• the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
• the appointment is temporary;
• the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
• the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career;
• the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
• the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.

This position is designated to perform research in condensed matter theory and computational materials science. Specifically, the candidate will need to develop the scientific software to automate the screening of electronic materials. To achieve this goal, the candidate needs to be familiar with atomistic simulation, materials modeling and computer programming. The employee is expected to carry out original research work and to publish regularly in refereed professional journals. employee should be able to exercise scientific judgment on a day-to-day basis. He will evaluate incoming information in the form of experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications, and will use this information to make judgments about what step(s) will next lead to progress in the project(s).

PhD or equivalent degree

09/01/2024

24 months

05/17/2024

The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.
The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.