Position details:

A one-year contract as a postdoc is available in the group of Prof. Fernando Martín (http://campusys.qui.uam.es/) at the Dept. of Chemistry of University Autonoma de Madrid. We have funds to extend the contract for a second year based on performance and upon mutual agreement.

The research project:

The aim of the project is to theoretically investigate the properties of organic molecules deposited and eventually self-assembled on graphene supported by metal surfaces. The work will be performed in close collaboration with experimental groups at the IMDEA-Nano institute. Previous work of this collaboration in this research topic can be found in [1-4].

1- M. Garnica et al Nature Physics 9, 368 (2013)

2- S. Koch et al ACS Nano 7, 2927 (2013)

3- M. Garnica et al Nano Letters 14, 4560 (2014)

4- D. Stradi et al Nanoscale 6, 15271 (2014)

Candidate Profile:

- PhD degree in Physics or Chemical Physics, obtained less than three years before the closing date of this call. Transnational mobility periods will be positively evaluated.

- Strong background in theoretical simulations of periodic systems, electronic structure and molecular dynamics methodologies. Programming skills will be very much appreciated.

Starting date:

The position should start not later than April 1^st, 2015.

Remuneration:

Gross salary (before applying national income taxes) is 27.000 Euros/year (net salary around 1.700 Euros/month depending on personal situation).

Application:

Applicants should send his/her CV and contact information for 2 references (in a single pdf file named as the candidate) to [log in to unmask] before 18th January 2015 (Applications not following this procedure will be disregarded).

Recommendation letters could be requested during the selection process.

Selected candidates shall be contacted for an interview.