POSTDOCTORAL OPENINGS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IN THEORETICAL
CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
It appears very likely that we will soon have openings for two
postdoctoral associates. These positions will be available from
October 1, 1999 onward. Both involve theoretical calculations of
three-body collision processes in atomic and molecular recombination
and collision-induced dissociation. Each successful candidate
is expected to engage in research on one of the following two
fascinating but challenging projects.
One project is to explain theoretically the large,
anomalous isotope effects that experimentalists have observed in
the formation reaction of ozone,
O + O2 + M -> O3 + M.
These calculations will be carried out using semiclassical
wavepacket propagation techniques and will involve methods
development, programming, and computation. They will also involve
exact quantum mechanical calculations of all the bound
vibrational and rotational states of the isotopic variants of
ozone using hyperspherical methods.
The other project is to calculate the rates of three-body
recombination of Alkali atoms (A = Li, Na, K, etc.),
A + A + A -> A2 + A,
at the ultracold temperatures of Bose-Einstein condensates,
using hyperspherical methods. It will also involve methods
development, programming and computation.
Candidates must:
1. Have received the PhD degree in Chemistry or Physics or a
closely related field within the past three years.
2. Be skilled in atomic and molecular quantum scattering theory.
3. Be a theoretician. (If you are an experimentalist, please do
not apply.)
4. Be expert in programming and computation using large Fortran
computer codes.
5. Have a record of demonstrated research accomplishments.
In addition, the successful candidate for the first project should
have had experience with classical trajectory calculations on
atomic and molecular systems.
Outstanding candidates will have the opportunity to compete for
prestigious LANL fellowships.
Successful candidates will work with Russell T Pack, Robert B. Walker,
Brian K. Kendrick and other members of the theoretical chemistry
and molecular physics group.
For consideration, please submit a resume and publications list
including the names of three people who will provide references
to Russell T Pack at [log in to unmask]
The salary depends on the length of time since the PhD; for a new
PhD is is $48,900 per year. The appointment is initially for
1 year with renewals possible up to three years.
For more details about the LANL postdoctoral program see
http://www.hr.lanl.gov/html/postdoc and the web pages linked to it.
The positions will be open to non-US citizens as well as US
citizens.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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