NIST/NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateships
in the Computational Chemistry Group (in Both Theory and Experiment)
Program summary
- Eligibility: US citizens
holding a Doctorate for less than five years.
- Application Deadline: February 1, 2008 (for NRC's February review)
and August 1, 2008 (for August review).
- Begin Tenure: between July and December (February review) or between January and June of next year (August review).
- Tenure: Two years.
- Annual Salary: $60,000.
- Benefits: Moving expenses, health plan, and retirement plan. $5500/year
budget for professional expenses/travel.
Application procedure
- Apply on-line at the NRC
website.
- The applicant is responsible for ensuring that everything is received
by the appropriate deadlines.
- Answers to common questions can be found at the NRC FAQ page.
Please contact one of us if you are interested in working in our Group.
Our research is not limited to the officially listed projects below.
Listed Research Opportunities in Theory and Experiment
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Experimental Projects
- Physical-Chemical Property Measurements of Nanoparticles and their Environmental Fates. (RO# 50.83.81.B6749) Jeff Hudgens. description
- Advanced Mass Spectrometry of Peptide Ion Fragmentations and Biocatalysts. (RO# 50.83.81.B6750) Jeff Hudgens. description
- High-Temperature Gas-Phase Kinetic Studies. (RO# 50.83.81.B3928) Jeff Manion and Wing Tsang. description
- Kinetic Studies in Supercritical Water. (RO# 50.83.81.B3929) Jeff Manion and Wing Tsang. description
- Chemical Kinetics of Complex Processes. (RO# 50.83.81.B5218) Wing Tsang. description
Theory Projects
- Thermochemical and Kinetic Data for Chemical Reaction Mechanisms. (RO# 50.83.81.B5217) Don Burgess. description
- Chemical and Physical Properties of Fluids from First Principles. (RO# 50.83.81.B5544) Ray Mountain.
description
- Quantum Chemical Studies of Chemical Reactivity. (RO# 50.83.81.B4054)
Carlos Gonzalez. description
- Theoretical Studies of Electron Transport in Molecular Wires.
(RO# 50.83.81.B5912) Carlos Gonzalez. description
- Fundamentals of van der Waals Interactions in Aromatic Clusters.
(RO# 50.83.81.B5914) Carlos Gonzalez. description
- Development of Theoretical Tools for the Rational Design of Smart Materials
(RO# 50.83.81.B5913) Carlos Gonzalez. description
- Predicting Qualitative Chemistry Using Quantum Chemical Isopotential
Searching. (RO# 50.83.81.B4791) Karl Irikura and Russ Johnson.
description
- Methods and Applications in Ab Initio Thermochemistry.
(RO# 50.83.81.B4792) Karl Irikura. description
- Vibrational Energy Levels for Non-Harmonic Molecular Potential
Energy Surfaces. (RO# 50.83.81.B1676) Russ Johnson and Karl Irikura.
description
- Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Data Base.
(RO# 50.83.81.B4390) Russ Johnson. description
- Condensed Matter Theory.
(RO# 50.83.81.B1679) Ray Mountain. description
- Fragmentation Pathways in Peptide Mass Spectrometry.
(RO# 50.83.81.B6251) Karl Irikura. description
Listed NIST/NRC Research Advisers (
Denotes a link to a homepage).
Last updated 11/28/2007
Computational Chemistry Group
Physical and Chemical Properties
Division
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology