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Post-Doctoral Position in Electronic-Structure Theory and Applications at EPFL (Lausanne)

(date of announcement: 08/07/2026)

A post-doctoral position will become available on 1st October 2026 for a talented and motivated individual in computational condensed matter physics within the Chair of Atomic-Scale Simulation (CSEA) at EPFL in Lausanne. The successful candidate is expected to hold a PhD degree in condensed matter physics, chemical physics, physical chemistry, or equivalent, achieved at most 2 years ago.

The successful candidate is expected to integrate the research effort at CSEA in the area of electronic-structure theory and applications. Computational tools to be used in this project involve advanced electronic structure calculations at the hybrid-functional level and at the level of many-body perturbation theory. Currently pursued research themes in this area are nonempirical dielectric-dependent hybrid functionals, nonempirical piece-wise linear functionals, time-dependent hybrid-functional calculations, defect physics, GW calculations with vertex corrections, optical spectra.   The CSEA at EPFL benefits from outstanding computational facilities.

The post-doc appointment is initially for one year and could be extended for a second one depending on mutual agreement and funding. Previous experience with advanced electronic-structure calculations is requested. Demonstrated expertise in development projects in this area is considered as a strong asset. The appointment involves teaching duties at EPFL. The interested post-doc candidate should send (in PDF-format) their

1. curriculum vitae (including nationality, date of birth, civil state, and achieved degrees),
2. publication list, and
3. one reprint of representative previous research.

The interested post-doc candidate should also express their motivation in a cover letter, including the prospected date of availability, and arrange confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to Alfredo Pasquarello by email (Alfredo.Pasquarello @ epfl.ch). Only complete applications with all the requested information will be processed, while incomplete applications will be rejected without further notice. The selection process will continue until a suitable candidate is found.