Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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CURRENT JOB OPENINGS | |
The Theory Department at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research is continuously recruiting PhD students as well as Postdoctoral research associates. There is also the opportunity of a guest stay of foreign PhD students at our group, within the framework of the International Max Planck Research School .
Research areas comprise different fields of soft matter theory. Typical topics are polymer networks, polyelectrolytes, hydrogels, structure-property relation, biopolymers, soft matter at surfaces and in confined geometry, membranes, hydrodynamic interactions, colloids, phase transitions, generalized hydrodynamics and instabilities, glassy behavior, method development in computational physics and chemistry.
Potential projects are numerical studies in theoretical chemistry and physics ( PD Dr. Burkhard Dünweg , PD Dr. Christian Holm , Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer , Dr. Nico van der Vegt , Dr. Denis Andrienko ), as well as analytical-theoretical investigations ( Prof. Dr. Thomas Vilgis -statistical physics-, Prof. Dr. Harald Pleiner -macroscopic theory-, Dr. Markus Deserno -membranes-, Dr. L. Delle Site -CPMD, multiscale modeling-).
Besides a very good masters degree / PhD (or equivalent) in physics, chemistry, or neighboring disciplines (for example: material sciences, chemical engineering, mathematics, with inclination towards theory and physics), applicants should be willing to collaborate within the Theory Department as well as with experimental groups. Knowledge of soft matter physics or physical chemistry is advantageous but not always required. For PhD students we offer the usual PhD students' grant and excellent working conditions, allowing for a swift completion of the studies (2.5 years). Postdoc contracts are for one year with the possibility of a renewal.
Applications (CV, publication list, copies of examination records, etc.) should be sent to the Director of the Theory Department, Prof. Dr. K. Kremer, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Postfach 31 48, D-55021 Mainz; email: kremer@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
Mainz, April 2006
