Essential Job Duties:	
The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Research Scholar position will be to
theoretically predict, model, and analyze the properties of new quantum 
materials. The work will focus on exploring connections between chemical 
bonding and quantum phases of matter, with the objective of improving 
design rules for quantum materials development.

The Postdoctoral Research Scholar will be mentored by Dr. Jovanovic 
and will participate in the weekly group meetings and meet individually 
with this principal investigator at least once per week when the travel 
schedule allows. The Postdoc will write journal articles under the 
principal investigators supervision and attend at least one academic 
conference during their time in the group.

The primary duties include conducting research, giving seminars, 
and writing papers in English. Secondary duties include mentoring of junior 
scientists, such as graduate and undergraduate students.


Work Schedule:	
Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/week, some evenings and weekends, when required.

Department Required Skills:	
The candidate must be comfortable with the Unix environment. 
The computational side of the position relies on ab initio computational 
chemistry and solid-state software, such as Orca and VASP. 
The modeling can be performed using the software of the candidates choosing,
 such as Mathematica, Matlab, or Python, but the candidate should be 
proficient in at least one of them.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education:	
Although Dr. Jovanovic is primarily seeking a candidate with experience 
in the solid state calculations and modeling of materials, all motivated 
candidates with experience in theoretical and computational chemistry, 
physics, and material science are encouraged to apply. 
Experience with Python is a plus.

Please apply using https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/217276