[Todos] Postdoctoral position at Imperial College

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Reenvío este mensaje por si alguien está interesado en esta posición  
ofrecida por Imperial College London.
Saludos,
Horacio Grinberg

Research Assistant / Associate
Theory of Inner Shell Processes Induced by X-ray Free Electron Lasers
Imperial College London - Quantum Optics and Laser Science Group,  
Department of Physics

South Kensington Campus

Salary: £26,720 - £32,200 per annum

Fixed Term Position - 24 months, from November 2010 (the starting date  
is flexible)

Applications are invited for a 24 month Research Associate position  
funded by the EPSRC Grant "Theory of Electronic Processes in Molecules  
Subject to Intense X-ray Radiation: Towards Single-Molecule X-ray  
Diffraction Spectroscopy" under the supervision of Dr V Averbukh.

The successful candidate will develop first principles theoretical and  
computational methods for the study of inner-shell electronic  
processes and apply them to model the interaction of X-ray free  
electron laser (XFEL) radiation with molecules and clusters. A  
particular emphasis will be done on the time-domain description of  
ultrafast electronic decay phenomena. Computational tools of ab initio  
quantum chemistry, such as Green's function methods, will be used to  
model various physical scenarios relevant for the XFEL physics, for  
example Auger electron trapping by a strongly charged molecule or  
cluster. The project aims at understanding the many-electron dynamics  
in XFEL-driven polyatomic systems. The outcome of the project will  
have a direct impact on the XFEL experiments planned at the Quantum  
Optics and Laser Science Group at Imperial College London as well as  
by external collaborators and is expected to contribute decisively to  
understanding of the radiation damage mechanisms in molecule-XFEL  
interaction.

The candidate should have (or be about to complete) a PhD in  
theoretical physics, chemistry, or an equivalent level of professional  
qualifications and experience in another related field. Expertise in  
one of the following specific areas is essential:

Computational techniques of ab initio quantum chemistry, including  
direct methods, resolution of identity technique, iterative methods  
for large matrix diagonalization, etc.

Many-body theory of atomic and molecular inner-shell processes, such  
as inner-shell photoionization and photoexcitation, Auger decay, etc.

Track record in constructing advanced electronic structure computer  
code using FORTRAN 90 or C++ is also essential. Experience with  
parallel computing would be considered an advantage.

If you would like to discuss the project details, please contact Dr  
Vitali Averbukh at v.averbukh en imperial.ac.uk, Tel: +44-(0)-20-759-47746.

More information concerning our research can be found at:

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/v.averbukh and  
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research/qols/

You will be expected to contribute to the Department's teaching  
activities up to approximately half a day per week during the academic  
year, as appropriate.

Our preferred method of application is online via our website  
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select "Job Search" then  
enter the job title or vacancy reference number into "Keywords" -  
vacancy ref: NS 2010 104 GA).  Please complete and upload an  
application form as directed.

Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please contact Ms  
Judith Baylis, Tel: 0044 (0)207 594 7713; Email:  
j.baylis en imperial.ac.uk  to request an application form.

Closing date: 18 August 2010

Committed to equality and valuing diversity. We are an Athena Silver  
SWAN Award winner and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. The Department  
of Physics is also an IoP JUNO Champion.

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