[Pw_forum] POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE @SISSA

[Stefano Baroni]

Postdoctoral position in Computational spectroscopy at the nanoscale,  
SISSA, Trieste Italy

A postdoctoral position in Computational spectroscopy at the  
nanoscale is available at SISSA, to work with Stefano Baroni. This  
position is part of a theoretical effort, coordinated by the  
DEMOCRITOS National Simulation Center in Trieste, to develop and  
implement  new methods that will extend the scope of ab initio  
calculations, based on time-dependent density-functional theory and  
many-body perturbation theory, to systems of hundreds of atoms. The  
postdoctoral fellow will concentrate on TDDFT and will have the task  
to implement our newly developed Liouville-Lanczos scheme in a PAW  
environment, and/or to develop new methods to simulate optical  
dichroism in extended systems, and/or electron energy-loss spectra,  
to name a few possible applications.

The successful candidate will be part of a strong theoretical group  
at SISSA and DEMOCRITOS and will have the chance to collaborate with  
experimentalists at the ELETTRA synchrotron radiation laboratory in  
Trieste.

We are seeking highly qualified candidates with a strong inclination  
towards methodological innovation, but equally versed in applications  
and able to speak to and to understand experimentalists.

Trieste is a beautifully located medium-sized city on the side of the  
Adriatic sea. The quality of life in the Trieste area is consistently  
praised in the reports of past and present PhD students and  
postdoctoral fellows. Local social life is lively, with cultural and  
natural attractions (Venice, the Alps, and beautiful seaside resorts)  
less than two hours away from the center of the city. Although the  
knowledge of the Italian language will of course facilitate social  
life, this is not strictly required for professional purposes, as  
English is the language currently spoken at SISSA. The salary being  
offered is compatible with a quite decent living standard.

The deadline for submitting an application is end of January 2008.  
Perspective candidates are invited to ask more information and to  
send their CV to Stefano Baroni, baroni at sissa.it. The formal  
announcement of the vacancy, with instructions on how to apply can be  
found at: http://www.sissa.it/main/?p=A3_B4&what=tpd.

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Stefano Baroni - SISSA  &  DEMOCRITOS National Simulation Center -  
Trieste
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