Materials Simulation - PostDoc

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Residencies at SandboxAQ

The SandboxAQ Residency Program is an excellent, paid opportunity for graduate students to have industrial impact. Residents work within all of the teams at SandboxAQ on a variety of projects, and each have a unique experience depending on the work their team is focused on, as well as their own interests, skills, and goals. During their time with the program, we encourage residents to contribute to publications, attend conferences, and pursue their professional development. In addition to technical work, community is very important to us and we provide space and events to network and socialize with others in the program, as well as the SandboxAQ community as a whole.

Simulation and Optimization (S&O) Team Charter

The S&O team develops AI and quantum solutions for computational science, with a near-term focus on materials design. We seek revolutionary impact on human health, the environment, and the economy. S&O Residents will develop and implement novel physics-based, AI, quantum, and quantum-inspired algorithms for materials design and beyond. Working closely with a focused team of PhDs, MBAs, engineers, and product experts, you will confront hard social problems, make business impact, and improve lives.

About the Role

We are excited to offer a unique opportunity for a PhD Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science Modeling. This position is ideal for a PhD student in their final year of study, looking to apply their knowledge in Density Functional Theory (DFT), Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, and machine learning in an industrial setting. The focus will be on solid-state materials, particularly metal alloys, catalysts, and solid-state battery electrolyte materials, and the development of machine learning force fields for these materials.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled or recently completed a STEM PhD Program in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computational Science, or related fields.
• Intermediate to advanced skill in programming languages (e.g. Python)
• Proficiency in MD, DFT, and other computational techniques, with the ability to integrate these with machine learning approaches.
• Significant domain expertise in at least one of the following areas to materials discovery or materials science, as indicated by at least one relevant high-impact publication: battery cathodes, solid-state electrolytes, metal alloys, catalysts, solid-state materials, MOFs, graphenes, ceramics, perovskites, semiconductors, piezoelectric materials, and/or photovoltaic materials.

• Experience developing machine learning force fields for solid-state systems is a plus.
• Strong understanding of crystallography, including familiarity with various crystal structures, facets, and space groups, particularly in metal alloys, is highly desirable.

Other Details

• Start date: Year-round, on a rolling basis
• Duration: 1 - 3 years

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