Switzerland: PhD Position in Atomic and Molecular Calculations, EPF Lausanne

PhD Position in Atomic and Molecular Calculations, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland

PhD positions at the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire Headquarters - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Starting February 2009, a few positions will become available at the European Center for Atomic and Molecular Calculations (CECAM) headquarters (EPF-Lausanne) for PhD students to perform research in a
domain of computational sciences. Main topics will be computational materials science for alternative energies and environment, methodologies for structure-based drug design, multi-scale simulations. Close collaboration within EPFL as well as with other academic institutions and industrial research groups in Europe is envisaged.

CECAM (http://www.cecam.org/) organizes several tutorials in computational methods every year, which the students will be encouraged to follow. Moreover they will benefit from the stimulating environment provided by CECAM, thanks to the numerous international workshops on computational science topics, taking place at the headquarters and attended by worldwide experts.

A master or equivalent diploma in either physics or chemistry or applied mathematics is required.

Applications must be sent to the thesis advisor, Professor Wanda Andreoni (wanda.andreoni[ at ]epfl.ch) and should include a cover letter, a complete curriculum vitae, a copy of the master (or equivalent diploma) thesis as well as the names of two referees. Note that hiring is subject to admission of the candidate to a doctoral programme at EPFL (http://phd.epfl.ch/)