Postdoc Position in Theoretical Tools for Simulating Multidimensional Spectroscopies School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health at KTHKTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology (TCB) is now looking for a post doctor that can join Nanna Holmgaard Lists group of scientists. TCB conducts applied theoretical research in several important areas including photoinduced dynamics, catalysis, spectroscopy, nanoparticle sciences, supramolecular chemistry, and biochemistry. This research is solidly anchored in real-world activities at the research forefront through our wide network of local, national, and international experimental research groups. Job descriptionPhotoinduced electron, proton and energy transport in molecules and materials is the functional core of many biological and engineered processes such as light-harvesting, photosynthesis, charge-separation in photovoltaic devices and photomechanical switching. Although the photons couple directly with the electrons in these processes, it is the intricate interplay of the electrons and nuclei that dictates the directionality and efficiency of the energy and charge exchange. New and emerging time-resolved and multidimensional X-ray/optical techniques open the doors to directly probe the underlying ultrafast coupled electron–nuclear dynamics. In other words, they encode explanations of how such photo-induced processes work. However, decoding the experiments relies critically on a close synergy with theory and simulation. You will develop and use new theoretical tools to simulate, interpret and ultimately predict the associated spectral fingerprints of light-driven molecular processes. We will follow alternative theoretical perspectives with a two-fold aim: (i) to develop new fundamental insight into light–matter interactions and the inner workings of photoinduced processes and (ii) to explore possible practical routes to overcome existing methodological and computational bottlenecks in current state-of-the-art approaches. What we offer
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