Post-doctoral Research Fellow (ref. no. CaSToRC_PDF_20_05(2))

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is a European non-profit science and technology oriented Educational and Research Institution based in Cyprus and led by an acclaimed Board of Trustees. The research agenda of the CyI are pursued at its four Research Centers: the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC), the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC), the Energy Environment Water Research Center (EEWRC) and the Climate and Atmospheric Research Center (CARE-C). Considerable cross-center interaction is a characteristic of the Institute’s culture.

The Cyprus Institute invites applications for Post-Doctoral Fellow(s) to pursue research at the interface between materials science modelling, and scientific computing. The successful candidate(s) will be actively engaged with ongoing research projects at the Cyprus Institute, and be part of the research team associated with the European Research Area (ERA) Chair in Modelling and Simulation for Engineering Applications (SimEA), led by Prof. Vangelis Harmandaris.

About the SimEA ERA Chair project (https://simea.eu/)

The Modelling and Simulation for Engineering Applications project aims to consolidate and upgrade the already substantial activity CaSToRC in computational sciences adding computational engineering. This will be accomplished by attracting and installing an outstanding cluster of researchers, led by a professor of international stature to maximally utilize and upgrade the existing facilities, and pursue a program of research excellence and innovation. The SimEA ERA Chair is funded by a prestigious EU ERA Chair award of 2.5 Million Euro, a five-year grant. In addition, the Institute will provide 0.7 Million Euro for the computational infrastructure needs of the SimEA ERA Chair.

Position Description

The SimEA Post-Doctoral Fellow(s) will pursue research in Computational Science and Engineering with emphasis on multi-scale modelling, simulations and application of data analytics approaches for the study of complex nanostructured materials. The selected applicant(s) will be integrated in the team managed by the ERA Chair and will be actively engaged with the on-going research at CaSToRC associated with HPC, Data Analytics methods and the development of novel algorithms for large-scale computational infrastructures.

The SimEA Post-Doctoral Fellowships are for a period of 2 years, with the option of renewal subject to the needs of the Cyprus Institute and the availability of funds. An internationally competitive remuneration package will be offered, which is commensurate with the level of experience of the successful candidate(s). Travel funding will also be provided for attending training events and presenting at prestigious conferences globally.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be carrying out the following activities

• Multi-scale computational modelling of complex nanostructured materials, such as thin films, polymer nanocomposites, interfacial systems and crystalline materials.
• Development and application of Data Analytics and Machine Learning methods for the development of atomistic and mesoscopic models for complex molecular systems.
• Mathematical modelling and computational fluid dynamics simulations for materials related to wetting and nanotechnology.
• Bayesian inference methods to provide model selection and uncertainty quantification of molecular models across scales.
• Multi-scale modelling and simulations of biomolecular systems, such as proteins and peptides, for biotechnology applications.

In addition, SimEA Post-Doctoral Fellow(s) will be involved in:

1. Developing algorithms and codes for simulations/data analytics in engineering applications.
2. Performing large-scale computations in computational engineering.
3. Analysing results and assume a leading role in the preparation of research manuscripts.
4. Writing proposals for accessing computational resources.