Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois, is seeking a
postdoctoral associate to work with Dr. Branko Ruscic in the Chemistry
Division. The opening is available immediately.

The research program has two interconnected areas of interest, which focus
on free radicals and other transient and metastable species in gas phase
that are relevant in combustion, atmospheric chemistry, etc. In both areas
the emphasis is on spectroscopic and thermochemical properties of these
species. The first area of interest is predominantly experimental, with
occasional theoretical excursions. The primary experimental research tools
are photoionization mass spectrometry techniques, photoelectron
spectroscopy, and their variations, such as TPES, PEPICO, ZEKE, MATI, etc.
using conventional, synchrotron, and laser based light sources. The second
area of interest is in the domain of development of state-of-the-art
thermochemically-related software.

The candidates will have to be able to successfully balance between both
areas of interest. Eligible applicants are those that have recently (<3
years at commencement of the appointment) earned a PhD degree in physics or
chemistry. The essential required experience on the experimental side
include expertise in aligning and maintaining various standard (ns) laser
systems (Nd:YAG, dye, excimer), familiarity with non-linear schemes of
generating coherent light, experience in maintaining high-vacuum equipment,
setting up/modifying ion/electron/photon analysis and detection equipment,
as well as running and modifying computer code (LabView) that controls the
lab equipment. On the software development side, the essential experience
includes familiarity in writing computer code in Fortran and C++. This part
of the project also assumes that the candidate is quite familiar with
gas-phase thermochemistry and general spectroscopy. The latter refers to the
ability to correctly calculate rotational and vibrational levels in various
electronic states of diatomic and polyatomic molecules using tabulated
spectroscopic constants. Familiarity with other computer languages, such as
Visual Basic, Java, Java Script, CGI, HTML, XML, WebDAV, and the like is a
definite asset.

Applicants are invited to express their interest in this challenging
research position by e-mailing (mailto:[log in to unmask]) a resume and names of
three references.

Argonne National Laboratory is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer. More information on Argonne National Laboratory at
http://www.anl.gov/