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Responsibilities
- Play a critical role in developing/identifying new materials and processes for AI devices.
- Develop/utilize advanced computational models and various approaches of first-principle simulations to understand the optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of organic, inorganic and hybrid material systems.
- Support the team exploring novel concepts through design, modeling, and fast iterative prototyping.
- Develop and implement research agendas, apply high standards to the research, and develop an ability to identify highly impactful projects in a complete and unexplored domain.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in Computational Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or related field
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
- 2+ years experience in computational methods for material discovery, process, and device development
- Proficient with molecular dynamics software (LAMMPS, HOOMD) for organic and inorganic materials
- Skilled in force field development (GAFF, Openff, OPLS)
- Experienced with high-throughput ab-initio calculations (Gaussian, Orca, QEspresso, VASP)
- Familiar with coarse-grain molecular dynamics
- Proficient in C/C++ and Python coding
- Knowledge of rare-event phenomena and advanced sampling techniques
- Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with TorchSim, and solvers to include machine learning interatomic potentials for running large scale MD simulations
- Research background in organic materials and their mechanical properties
- Experience with Machine Learning, including Graph Neural Networks for material discovery
- Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications in top tier journals
- Demonstrated research and engineering experience via grants, patents, internships, or competitions
- Skilled in problem-solving with consideration of trade-offs and diverse perspectives
- Experience communicating research to public or peer audiences
- Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
$7,313/month to $12,134/month + benefits
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