From postmaster-at-dl.ac.uk Fri May 2 03:20:33 2008 Received: from mserv8.dl.ac.uk (mserv8.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.36]) by physmail.rutgers.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m427KLDa012831 for ; Fri, 2 May 2008 03:20:28 -0400 (EDT) X-DL-MFrom: X-DL-Connect: Received: from cselnx9 (cselnx9.dl.ac.uk [193.62.112.177]) by mserv8.dl.ac.uk (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m4279qZB013739; Fri, 2 May 2008 08:09:52 +0100 Message-ID: <12279646.1209712188881.JavaMail.xyg-at-cselnx9> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 08:09:48 +0100 (BST) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [ PSI-K ] Postdoctoral and Ph.D. Positions in Nanotribology From: "PSI-K" To: "PSI-K" Content-Type: text/html X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist (mserv8.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.36]); Fri, 02 May 2008 08:16:50 +0100 (BST) X-CCLRC-SPAM-report: -0.153 : AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_10_20,HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY X-Spam-Checked: Spamassassin version 3.1.8, by Rutgers Physics X-Spam-Score: 0.4, tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_10_20,HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY,NO_REAL_NAME X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 128.6.228.213 Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: An announcement has been added in the "PSI-K" site at PSI-K (http://cselnx9.dl.ac.uk:8080/portal)<= br />

Subject: Postdoctoral and Ph.D. Positions in Nanotribology

Category: Job

From: Adam Foster

Date: 02-May-2008 08:09

Message:

Postdoctoral and PhD positions are available in the S= urfaces and Interfaces at the Nanoscale (SIN) Group (http://www.fyslab.hut.fi/sin) as part of the ESF Friction and Adh= esion in Nanomechanical systems programme (http://= www.esf.org/activities/eurocores/programmes/fanas.html). The SIN gro= up is part of the Centre of Excellence in Computational Nanoscience (http://www.fyslab.hut.fi/comp) within the Laborat= ory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology.

Interfacial friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and chemistry= , and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. E= veryday operations on a broad range of scales, from nanometer and up, depen= d upon the smooth and satisfactory functioning of countless tribological sy= stems. Friction is intimately related to both adhesion and wear, and all th= ree require an understanding of highly non-equilibrium processes occurring = at the molecular level to determine what happens at the macroscopic level. = We are initiating two new directions in nanotribological studies. Firstly, = we will study the nanomanipulation of metallic clusters on thin insulating = films, and investigate how we can control this by changing the size and cha= rge of the cluster, and by patterning the surface. Secondly, we will study = the frictional contact between nanoprobes and insulating surfaces, particul= arly focusing on alkali halide films and organic overlayers, and energy dis= sipation on metal oxide surfaces. In both cases, the research will require = state-of-the-art quantum mechanical methods to study electronic properties,= supported by atomistic simulations for large-scale systems. Both projects = involve international collaborations with leading theoretical and experimen= tal groups in Europe, and a significant amount of travel to collaborating g= roups will be expected.

  • Duration: 1/5/2008 - 31/12/2011
  • Requirements: (Postdoc) PhD in computational physi= cs, with a preference for candidates with knowledge of atomistic and electr= onic structure methods. (PhD) Masters in physics, with a p= reference for candidates with knowledge of theoretical and computational me= thods. 
  • Salary: (Postdoc) ~3000 €/month gross. (PhD) ~2200 €/month gross.


For applications and more info contact Adam Foster (asf-at-fyslab.hut.fi), Surfaces and Interfaces at the Nanoscale (SIN)= Group, Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology http://www.fyslab.hut.fi/sin.




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