From sara-mason-at-uiowa.edu Thu Feb 2 13:03:56 2012 Received: from ITSNT447.iowa.uiowa.edu (itsnt447.iowa.uiowa.edu [128.255.40.30]) by physmail.rutgers.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q12I3hLX020608; Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:03:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from ITSNT438.iowa.uiowa.edu ([169.254.6.133]) by ITSNT447.iowa.uiowa.edu ([128.255.40.30]) with mapi id 14.02.0247.003; Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:03:35 -0600 From: "Mason, Sara E" To: "Mason, Sara E" Subject: Postdoc position: Reactivity of environmental interfaces from DFT Thread-Topic: Postdoc position: Reactivity of environmental interfaces from DFT Thread-Index: AQHM4dQvD1s/p88w0k2wVPz4tOyAmg== Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:03:34 +0000 Message-ID: <7AA605D5E9F7CE4A9D61E1FB0EAC84990A063394-at-ITSNT438.iowa.uiowa.edu> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [128.255.62.21] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_7AA605D5E9F7CE4A9D61E1FB0EAC84990A063394ITSNT438iowauio_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Checked: Spamassassin version 3.1.8, by Rutgers Physics X-Spam-Score: 0.0, tests=HTML_MESSAGE X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.64 on 128.6.228.213 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1 --_000_7AA605D5E9F7CE4A9D61E1FB0EAC84990A063394ITSNT438iowauio_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleague, I am writing to ask for your help in finding a motivated and talented postd= octoral researcher to conduct theoretical studies, based on DFT modeling, a= imed at deriving the descriptors of hydrated nanomineral reactivity. Hydrated oxide surfaces are ubiquitous under a wide range of settings/condi= tions, and comprise a new extension of surface science into environmental i= nterface science. In order to predict and ultimately tune and control the = function of these naturally occurring interfaces, we must first derive the = underlying descriptors of their reactivity. Many important reactivity cons= iderations arise from the coupling of geometry with electronic structure, a= nd as noted in a recent NSF Workshop report*: "Quantum-based computational = methods such as density functional theory (DFT) are desirable for their abi= lity to provide molecular-level detail about the structure and reactivity o= f nanomaterials in the environment." The ideal candidate for this position should have a Ph.D. degree in a relev= ant area (such as chemistry, condensed matter physics, or materials science= ), experience with solid-state electronic structure techniques, and the abi= lity and interest to discover new structure-property relationships. A one = year position (with renewal upon mutual agreement) is currently open, thoug= h candidates with availability within the next six months are encouraged to= inquire. Perspective researchers are welcome to visit my group website (h= ttp://www.chem.uiowa.edu/faculty/mason/group/) and to email me (with a copy= of their CV, contact information for at least two references, and a brief = statement of research interests) for more information. I thank you in advance for informing candidates of this opportunity. Sincerely, SEM Sara E. Mason Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Ph: 319-335-2761 sara-mason-at-uiowa.edu *NSF Workshop on Nanomaterials and the Environment, Summer 2011 (http://nsf= env-nano.chem.wisc.edu/) --_000_7AA605D5E9F7CE4A9D61E1FB0EAC84990A063394ITSNT438iowauio_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Colleague,

I am writing to ask for your help in finding a motivated and talented postd= octoral researcher to conduct theoretical studies, based on DFT modeling, a= imed at deriving the descriptors of hydrated nanomineral reactivity. 

Hydrated oxide surfaces are ubiquitous under a wide range of settings/condi= tions, and comprise a new extension of surface science into environmental i= nterface science.  In order to predict and ultimately tune and control= the function of these naturally occurring interfaces, we must first derive the underlying descriptors of their react= ivity.  Many important reactivity considerations arise from the coupli= ng of geometry with electronic structure, and as noted in a recent NSF Work= shop report*: "Quantum-based computational methods such as density functional theory (DFT) are desirable for their ab= ility to provide molecular-level detail about the structure and reactivity = of nanomaterials in the environment."

The ideal candidate for this position should have a Ph.D. degree in a relev= ant area (such as chemistry, condensed matter physics, or materials science= ), experience with solid-state electronic structure techniques, and the abi= lity and interest to discover new structure-property relationships.  A one year position (with renewal = upon mutual agreement) is currently open, though candidates with availabili= ty within the next six months are encouraged to inquire.  Perspective = researchers are welcome to visit my group website (http://www.chem.uiowa.edu/faculty/mason/group/) and to emai= l me (with a copy of their CV, contact information for at least two referen= ces, and a brief statement of research interests) for more information.

I thank you in advance for informing candidates of this opportunity.

Sincerely,

SEM

Sara E. Mason
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Ph: 319-335-2761
sara-mason-at-uiowa.edu

*NSF Workshop on Nanomaterials and the Environment, Summer 2011 (http://nsfenv-nano.ch= em.wisc.edu/)


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