SISSA/ICTP Postdoc positions
Friction and dissipation in nanosystems:
Theory
MD simulation (classical or ab initio)
WHAT: As part of the ERC Project MODPHYSFRICT based in SISSA and in ICTP Trieste, we are looking looking to fill 2 year postdoctoral level positions. Main areas of research are:
Theory of AFM dissipation on systems with phase transitions
Simulation of islands and clusters sliding on crystal surfaces
High pressure tribochemistry and mechanochemistry (first principles)
Theory of electronic friction
Ionic liquid lubricants under electric fields
Sliding in optical lattices: colloid monolayers and ion chains
Basic friction theory
Basic nonequilibrium sliding and dissipation dynamics
SALARY: depends on seniority. Base: ~2,000 €/month take home.
BENEFITS: Good research funds, postdocs can travel. SISSA has facilities for dependent children; ICTP sponsors families.
WHO: Scientific projects to be conducted with Erio Tosatti (https://sites.google.com/site/tosattierio/) and collaborators, including G.E. Santoro, S. Scandolo, A. Vanossi, F. Pellegrini, R. Guerra and others.