From psik-network-owner-at-dl.ac.uk Fri Jan 6 06:21:13 2006 Received: from mserv7.dl.ac.uk (mserv7.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.138]) by physmail.rutgers.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k06BLCt3026968; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 06:21:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (dlmail1.dl.ac.uk [148.79.162.230]) by mserv7.dl.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.8/[ref postmaster-at-dl.ac.uk]) with ESMTP id k06B7fb9005439; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:10:58 GMT Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k06AkeDb020048; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:46:40 GMT Received: from localhost (mail-at-localhost) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with SMTP id k06AkdnH020046; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:46:39 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: dlmail1.dl.ac.uk: mail owned process doing -bs Received: by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (bulk_mailer v1.13); Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:42:03 +0000 Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k06Ag3Db019716; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:42:03 GMT Received: (from majord-at-localhost) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k06Ag3wU019714; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:42:03 GMT Received: from mserv7.dl.ac.uk (mserv7.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.138]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k06Ac1Db019646 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:38:01 GMT X-DL-MFrom: X-DL-Connect: Received: from ppsw-7.csi.cam.ac.uk (ppsw-7.csi.cam.ac.uk [131.111.8.137]) by mserv7.dl.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.8/[ref postmaster-at-dl.ac.uk]) with ESMTP id k06Abeal003504 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:37:40 GMT X-Cam-SpamDetails: Not scanned X-Cam-AntiVirus: No virus found X-Cam-ScannerInfo: http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/email/scanner/ Received: from pico.phy.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.49.250]:11528 helo=[10.0.0.86]) by ppsw-7.csi.cam.ac.uk (ppsw.cam.ac.uk [131.111.8.137]:25) with esmtp id 1EuoyO-0005XT-Pk (Exim 4.54) (return-path ); Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:37:29 +0000 Message-ID: <43BE4869.6000204-at-ucl.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:37:29 +0000 From: David Bowler User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: psik-network-at-dl.ac.uk CC: "Takahisa, OHNO" Subject: Post-doc announcement: NIMS, Japan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CCLRC-SPAM-report: 0 : X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.44 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.37 Sender: owner-psik-network-at-dl.ac.uk X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on physmail.rutgers.edu X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Level: Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: Post-Doctoral Positions COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTER NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, TSUKUBA, JAPAN Applications are invited for one or two post-doctoral positions at the Computational Materials Science Center, National Institute for Materials Science (CMSC-NIMS) in Tsukuba, Japan. The initial appointment will be for one year, but can be renewed every year for up to three years. NIMS is one of the world's largest materials research centers, and CMSC is a major grouping of researchers within the Institute, having a strong focus on materials modeling using first-principles methods. The successful candidate(s) will work in the FPS1 group (First-Principles Simulation Group 1) within CMSC-NIMS, together with Dr. T. Miyazaki as well as the group leader, Dr. T. Ohno. The FPS1 group currently has five permanent members of staff and seven post-docs. For further details of the group, see http://www.nims.go.jp/cmsc/. The aim of the research project supporting the post-doctoral positions is to apply large-scale first-principles simulations to investigate the structure and physical properties of nano-structured materials and bio-materials. The work of the post-doc(s) will include the development and application of the linear-scaling first-principles code CONQUEST for the study of such materials. CMSC has access to exceptional computational resources, and the successful candidate(s) will use supercomputers such as the Hitachi SR11K at NIMS and the Earth Simulator in Yokohama for large-scale simulations. The project will be performed in close collaboration with Prof. M. J. Gillan and Dr. D. R. Bowler at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a joint research centre hosted by UCL and Imperial College. Applicants must have, or expect to obtain before the start of the work, a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. A strong background in theoretical condensed matter science and experience with electronic structure methods are essential, and a knowledge of bio-materials or biophysics is desirable. The appointment will initially be for one year, but the available funding provides for renewal of the appointment every year for up to three years. The salary will depend on age and experience, but will not be less than 5.2 million yen per year. The initial deadline for applications is February 28, 2006, but the search for candidates will continue until the positions are filled. Candidates should send the following by e-mail in Word, pdf or html format: 1. CV 2. List of publications 3. Reprints of three selected papers 4. Summary of past accomplishments 5. Names and e-mail addresses of two referees. Contact Information: Dr. Takahisa Ohno, Computational Materials Science Center, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, JAPAN e-mail: OHNO.Takahisa-at-nims.go.jp e-mail: MIYAZAKI.Tsuyoshi-at-nims.go.jp phone: +81-29-859-2622 fax : +81-29-859-2601 For candidates in Europe, informal enquiries to Prof. Mike Gillan (m.gillan-at-ucl.ac.uk) or Dr. David Bowler (david.bowler-at-ucl.ac.uk) are strongly encouraged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From psik-network-owner-at-dl.ac.uk Fri Jan 27 05:00:15 2006 Received: from mserv7.dl.ac.uk (mail.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.138]) by physmail.rutgers.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k0RA0EpN009138; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:00:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (dlmail1.dl.ac.uk [148.79.162.230]) by mserv7.dl.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.8/[ref postmaster-at-dl.ac.uk]) with ESMTP id k0R9nhdu019137; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:49:43 GMT Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0R9nhDb012407; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:49:43 GMT Received: from localhost (mail-at-localhost) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with SMTP id k0R9nbtt012405; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:49:37 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: dlmail1.dl.ac.uk: mail owned process doing -bs Received: by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (bulk_mailer v1.13); Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:41:04 +0000 Received: from dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0R9f3Db012012; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:41:03 GMT Received: (from majord-at-localhost) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k0R9f3xV012010; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:41:03 GMT Received: from mserv7.dl.ac.uk (mail.dl.ac.uk [148.79.80.138]) by dlmail1.dl.ac.uk (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0R59NDb008736 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:09:23 GMT X-DL-MFrom: X-DL-Connect: Received: from kugane.nims.go.jp (kugane.nims.go.jp [144.213.2.10]) by mserv7.dl.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.8/[ref postmaster-at-dl.ac.uk]) with ESMTP id k0R59KFQ008630 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:09:20 GMT Received: from kugane.nims.go.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.nims.go.jp (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9657A5458 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:09:19 +0900 (JST) Received: from momokusa.nims.go.jp (momokusa [144.213.250.1]) by kugane.nims.go.jp (Postfix) with SMTP id 6CC965412 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:09:19 +0900 (JST) Received: (qmail 12016 invoked by uid 94); 27 Jan 2006 14:09:19 +0900 Received: from hagi5126.nims.go.jp (HELO Igornotebook) (144.213.34.95) by momokusa.nims.go.jp with SMTP; 27 Jan 2006 14:09:19 +0900 Message-ID: <002601c622ff$d5ab8370$2b00a8c0-at-Igornotebook> From: "Igor Solovyev" To: Subject: Two Postdoctoral Positions, Tsukuba, Japan Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:08:56 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-2022-jp"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-CCLRC-SPAM-report: 0 : X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.44 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.37 Sender: owner-psik-network-at-dl.ac.uk X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on physmail.rutgers.edu X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Level: Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: TWO POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THE FIELD OF FIRST-PRINCIPLES ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS OF NANO-MATERIALS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, TSUKUBA, JAPAN We would like to encourage young motivated individuals, who have strong interest in first-principle electronic structure calculations for large systems and/or the physics of complex oxide materials to apply for two postdoctoral research positions, which will be available in the First-Principles Simulation Group II at the National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba, Japan. The First-Principles Simulation Group II currently includes five permanent members: T. Sasaki, K. Kobayashi, M. Arai, R. Maezono, and I.V. Solovyev. The current topics of research interests include: (1) THEORETICAL MATERIAL SCIENCE OF STRONGLY-CORRELATED SYSTEMS: namely, the application of the existing methods of first-principles electronic structure calculations for the analysis and design of properties of strongly-correlated materials. (2) MODELLING OF STRONGLY-CORRELATED SYSTEMS: construction of the effective model Hamiltonians using results of first-principles electronic structure calculations, and the analysis of electronic and magnetic properties of strongly-correlated systems on the basis of the obtained models. (3) DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS FOR STRONGLY-CORRELATED SYSTEMS: mainly the work on the development and applications of ab-initio Quantum Monte-Carlo methods. Some details can be obtained from http://www.nims.go.jp/cmsc/fps2/index.html. The positions will be available for one year with the possibility of renewal up to three years. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2006. The expected job starting date is 1 July 2006. Although it is relatively flexible, the successful candidate will be involved in one of the following projects: (1) molecular magnets and magnetism of nano-materials; (2) study of electron correlation in oxide materials using ab-initio Quantum Monte-Carlo methods. (3) analysis of the lattice distortion and the electron-lattice interaction in transition-metal oxides and related compounds. Tsukuba is the newly developed scientific city located in 60 km north to Tokyo (and now connected with Tokyo by fast express train). The interested candidate should submit the curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief description of research experience and interests, and arrange two recommendation letters addressed to Dr. Taizo Sasaki, Computational Materials Science Center, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan. Further details can be obtained via e-mal to SASAKI.Taizo-at-nims.go.jp