Postdoc opening: Currently, I have one postdoctoral opening in our team within the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), focused on advancing quantum dynamics method for nuclear quantum effects.
Quantum Computing
Regular postdoc positions were filled. Outstanding candidates may apply for Director’s or CNLS (Center for Nonlinear Studies) postdoctoral fellowships. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Yu Zhang directly for sponsorship.
Nuclear Quantum Dynamics
This position focuses on the development of quantum dynamics methods for modeling nuclear quantum effects in molecular and condensed phase systems. The candidate will contribute to new theoretical frameworks and computational techniques to capture phenomena such as quantum tunneling, zero-point motion, and coherence effects in complex environments. This work has broad relevance to energy materials, spectroscopy, and chemical reactivity. Candidates with a background in quantum dynamics, theoretical chemistry, or condensed matter theory are encouraged to apply. Additional details will be shared soon—please reach out for more information or to express early interest.
Application can be sent to me via email or submitted via the LANL job portal: nuclear quantum effect (IRC141331).
The successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage with a dynamic, multi-disciplinary experimental and theoretical research team that bridges fundamental science with applications. We provide unique opportunities for cross disciplinary collaborations, scientific workshop organization, and conference attendance. Outstanding applicants may be nominated for prestigious LANL-funded fellowships, enabling the pursuit of independent research.
Truly outstanding applicants may apply for prestigious and highly competitive Director’s and Oppenheimer’s postdoctoral fellowships, which provide the opportunity to pursue independent research. Candidates for these positions need to be nominated by technical staff members. The winners are selected quarterly (Director’s Fellow) or annually (Oppenheimer Fellow) and are determined by the strengths of the candidates’ research proposals and their academic and research excellence. If you are interested in applying, send a resume, publications list, statement of research interests, and future plans, and arrange for three recommendation letters to Yu Zhang by email.
Center for Nonlinear Studies, Quantum Computing Summer School, and T-1 group at Los Alamos National Laboratory have extensive summer undergraduate/graduate student programs on various topics. The duration of an appointment is usually 1-3 months. We are seeking qualified applicants to work on research projects related to quantum computing for quantum chemistry (and beyond), ab initio many-body methods for strong electron-electron, electron-photon correlations in molecules and quantum materials; electronic, optical, and transport properties of low-dimensional materials; quantum materials and materials dynamics for quantum information science; No previous experience in these areas is required, but a general background in quantum mechanics and solid state physics is desirable.