Research Associate (m/f/x) at the Junior Research Group Mesoscale materials modeling and simulations

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At the Faculty of Mathematics, Institute of Scientific Computing, within the Dresden Center for Computational Materials Science (DCMS), the interdisciplinary Junior Research Group Mesoscale materials modeling and simulations (3MS) offers a position as
starting as soon as possible. The position is limited until February 28, 2027. There is an option to extend the contract. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification. Balancing family and career is an important issue. The position is generally suitable for candidates seeking part-time employment. Please indicate your request in your application.
The position is embedded in the activities of the Junior Research Group Mesoscale materials modeling and simulations (3MS) headed by Prof. Dr. Marco Salvalaglio. It is funded by DFG projects dealing with mesoscale modeling of crystalline systems. Core activities include the development and application of state-of-the-art phase-field (PF) and phase-field crystal (PFC) models with the following goals:

• providing novel theoretical tools that bridge the gap between microscopic and macroscopic features while studying crystals considering real material properties
• overcoming the limitations of current state-of-the-art theoretical approaches in this field through novel, hybrid, and data-driven approaches
• enabling applications to technology-relevant crystalline systems and related open problems in materials science
• extending modeling approaches to systems beyond crystals

The work will primarily be based at the Institute for Scientific Computing at the Faculty of Mathematics at TUD.

Research Associate (m/f/x) at the Junior Research Group Mesoscale materials modeling and simulations

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