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Advance notice for a postdoc opening in the Plasser group:

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position at the interface between computational chemistry and machine learning. This is a one-year position with proposed start date of 1st April 2026. You will work on the group of Dr Felix Plasser (Chemistry, Loughborough University) on the application of computational methods to predict the detonation parameters of energetic materials.

The successful candidate will apply and further develop our machine learning models described in J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2025, 21, 8406 to the design of energetic materials. This work includes quantum chemistry computations, cheminformatics as well as machine learning.

Applicants should hold (or be about to obtain) a PhD in a relevant field, including Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science. Experience in quantum chemistry and/or machine learning is desired. Computer programming skills using Python are desired.

This position is ideally suited for an ambitious early career researcher with a background in quantum chemistry and/or machine learning. The successful candidate will be highly motivated with an excellent career-stage appropriate track record and a desire to pursue cutting edge research. Note that this post is subject to security clearances.

At this point, you can contact me for an informal enquiry at f.plasser@lboro.ac.uk .

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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position in computational chemistry at Loughborough University. This is a DSTL funded position to work with Dr Kenny Jolley and Dr Felix Plasser (Chemistry, Loughborough University) on predicting the crystal structure, dynamics and physical properties of energetic materials.

The successful applicant will conduct molecular dynamics (MD) and accelerated MD simulations on energetic compounds. Bulk physical properties, stability to shock and heat, and reaction pathways will be modelled and compared to experimental data. In a later stage, we will perform time-resolved simulations of explosion processes.

This position is ideally suited for an ambitious early career researcher with a background in computational chemistry and materials modelling. The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a strong research track record and a desire to pursue multidisciplinary research.

Feel free to contact me or Dr Kenny Jolley for informal equiries.

Closing date for applications is 24/11/2023, please follow this link for further info.