POSTDOCTORAL OPENINGS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IN THEORETICAL
CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
It appears very likely that we will soon have an opening for a
postdoctoral associate. The funding for the position is expected
to start on October 1, 2000 and end on October 1, 2002. The
research involves theoretical calculations of three-body
collision processes in atomic and molecular recombination
and collision-induced dissociation. Fascinating things happen
both physically and numerically when the energy in a molecular
collision is high enough that the system can break up into three
free atoms!
The successful candidate will engage in research aimed at numerically
exact, fully quantum mechanical calculations of 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. The work will 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.
Outstanding candidates will also have the opportunity to compete for
prestigious LANL fellowships.
Successful candidates will work with Russell T Pack, Robert B. Walker,
Brian K. Kendrick, Gregory A. Parker, and other members and visitors
in the LANL 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 $51,800 per year. The appointment is initially for
1 year with renewals of up to 3 years depending on funding.
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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