Postdoctoral researcher

at  Universiteit Gent

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• Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
• Department: EA17 - Toegepaste Fysica
• Occupancy rate:100%
• Number of positions: 1
• Type of employment: Contract of limited duration
• Term of assignment: 1 year
• Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree)
• Required diploma:PhD

In the frame of several projects, the CMM is looking for a highly motivated researcher with experience in computational chemistry and/or physics and a focus on molecular modeling and model development. You will play a key role in modeling functional nanoporous materials for various applications such as catalysis, sorption and sensing. Through fundamental understanding of these materials, you wish to enable material design on a molecular level, taking into account realistic working conditions and material defects. To pursue this goal, you will delve into the field of kinetic and dynamic modeling of all events – reaction, diffusion, adsorption – taking place from the nano- to the mesoscale. In today’s modeling toolset, each of these events is approached with a different method, resulting in non-comparable properties. Through the combination of machine learning models, kinetic models which allow to bring together the modeling results of the individual processes in one master kinetics model, it is the intention to obtain spatiotemporal control over catalysis, adsorption and diffusion in nanoporous materials.
The successful candidate will be involved in work discussions within the CMM and with our international partners.