Postdoc in computational chemistry

Job description

As a member of PDC’s Scientific Services group, you will work with NAISS  (https://www.naiss.se/) user support and software development to facilitate research, data analysis, and workflows for researchers at KTH and across Sweden. The goal is to provide researchers with the support they need to make the best possible use of the national HPC resources.

PDC is also involved in the development of GROMACS, an open-source computation dynamic software package optimized for supercomputing environments.

In this role, you will act as an important communication link between NAISS, Scientific 

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Guidance on relocating and settling in KTH and in Sweden 

Read more about what it's like to work at KTH and our benefits.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in chemistry. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Advanced experience in computational dynamics analysis in a HPC environment.
• The applicant must have good communication skills with users and be able to reach out and inform about the activities.
• Furthermore, it is required that the applicant possesses good collaboration skills and can work independently.
• Knowledge of diversity and equal treatment issues, with particular focus on gender equality.
• Excellent proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is required as it is a central part of the daily work.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• It is considered a merit if the applicant has good knowledge of and contacts within the Swedish network of researchers currently using the national supercomputer resources.
• We also value broad knowledge of other softwares used in the field specially with the program GROMACS.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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About KTH

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