英國倫敦大學(xué)國王學(xué)院2024年招聘博士后（材料建模）
倫敦國王學(xué)院（King's College London, KCL）位于英國倫敦，是一所公立綜合類研究型大學(xué)，為英國金三角名校，羅素集團(tuán)成員，科學(xué)與工程南聯(lián)盟（SES-5）成員。
1829年8月創(chuàng)立倫敦國王學(xué)院，學(xué)校位于斯特蘭德。1831年10月，第一批學(xué)生入學(xué)。1897年學(xué)校遷至溫布爾登。1912年開設(shè)初級(jí)學(xué)校。1985年，國王學(xué)院與切爾西學(xué)院、伊麗莎白女王學(xué)院合并。1997年與精神病學(xué)研究所合并，次年與蓋伊醫(yī)院、圣托馬斯醫(yī)院聯(lián)合醫(yī)學(xué)和牙科學(xué)院合并。2008年，國王學(xué)院擁有獨(dú)立授予學(xué)位的權(quán)力。學(xué)院在2013年加入了科學(xué)與工程南聯(lián)盟。2020年4月2日，學(xué)院加入國際大學(xué)氣候聯(lián)盟。
截至2024年5月，倫敦國王學(xué)院擁有5個(gè)校區(qū)，開設(shè)9個(gè)學(xué)院，設(shè)有136門本科課程，學(xué)生人數(shù)33,000人，9,500名教職工，2006年，在泰晤士?jī)?yōu)良大學(xué)的分科指南中，倫敦國王學(xué)院的音樂、牙醫(yī)、歷史、美國研究、哲學(xué)與西洋古典學(xué)等學(xué)科在全英國均排名前五名。
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials Modelling
King's College London - Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Science
Location: London
Salary: £43,205 to £45,521 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 27th September 2024
Closes: 13th October 2024
Job Ref: 095946
About us
The available postdoctoral associate position is based in the Physics Department at King’s College London, one of the UK’s best Physics Departments with the QS World University Rankings placing us in the top 10 universities in the country.
The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) comprises Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, & Physics – all departments highly rated in research activities and a wide-ranging portfolio of education programmes.
About the role
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the group of Dr. Chiara Gattinoni — within the Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter research group — on the materials modelling of ultrathin ferroelectric films. The overall goal of this research project is to produce strategies to manipulate the polarization in ultrathin ferroelectrics, and to design ferroelectric thin films possessing the desired magnitude and direction of the polarization.
The successful candidate will perform atomistic simulations, using both density functional theory & classical molecular dynamics, on ultrathin films of a range of ferroelectric perovskites of technological interest.
This position is supported by the EPSRC New Investigator Award grant “Customisable polarization in ultrathin ferroelectrics”.
The position is based in the Department of Physics, King’s College London on the Strand Campus in the heart of central London.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract 1/12/2024 until 30/11/2026.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
BSc in Physics, Materials Science or related subject
PhD in Materials modelling, computational physics or related subject (either complete or close to completion)
Excellent skills in programming and data analysis
Experience of atomistic simulation techniques
Flexible and collaborative
Willingness to learn new skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently & as part of a team
Desirable criteria
Experience of atomistic modelling of ferroelectric materials
Experience in development and application of machine learned potentials
Good presentation skills
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity & want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff & unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse & inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
