PostDoctoral Fellow -- Wang Lab

Posting Details
Posting Detail Information

Working Title	PostDoctoral Fellow -- Wang Lab
Position Location	Fort Collins, CO
Work Location	Position is fully in-office/in-person
Research Professional Position	Yes
Posting Number	202400406AP
Position Type	Admin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification Title	Postdoctoral Fellows
Number of Vacancies	1
Work Hours/Week	40
Proposed Annual Salary Range	55,000~65,000, commensurate with education, experience and qualifications.
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Desired Start Date	07/01/2024
Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on	04/15/2024
Description of Work Unit	The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has an international reputation for excellence in research across a broad array of disciplines, including systems and synthetic biology, advanced materials, and bioanalytical devices. PhD graduates receive world-class training, participate in cutting-edge (and often interdisciplinary) research projects, and are employed at all levels of academia and industry around the globe. The faculty also enjoy an award-winning reputation for teaching excellence. Undergraduate students benefit both from access to this classroom expertise and from a long tradition of substantive undergraduate participation in research. The department’s research efforts are supported by several state-of-the-art core facilities on the campus of Colorado State University as well as new instrumentation in the Scott Bioengineering Building. The Wang Lab of Computational Soft Materials is a highly collaborative team of computational and theoretical scientists with the research goal of combining advanced theories and computer simulation techniques to study at nano- to meso-scales (i.e., from sub-nanometers to micrometers) the behavior of nanostructured polymeric materials. The successful applicant for this position will develop and apply advanced computational modeling tools to understand and predict the behavior and properties of nanostructured polymers.
Position Summary	This full-time Postdoctoral Fellow will be responsible for conducting advanced molecular simulations and theoretical calculations to study the equilibrium behavior of various polymeric systems described by generic, coarse-grained models. The postdoc will report directly to Professor Qiang Wang. This is a 40 hour per week assignment. The chosen candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.
Signing Bonus?	No
Required Job Qualifications	PhD in Chemical Engineering or a related field. Demonstrated ability to independently lead research and manage project tasks with limited supervision. Demonstrated written communication skills. Research background and expertise in molecular simulations and theories of generic, coarse-grained polymer models. The chosen candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The department will not sponsor a visa for this position.
Preferred Job Qualifications	Previous experience with Linux and Python. Previous experience with free-energy calculations in molecular simulations. Previous experience with molecular simulations parallelized on CPUs or GPUs. Previous experience with molecular simulations and theories of block copolymer self-assembly.
Diversity Statement	Personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by involvement in teaching, research, creative activity, service to the profession and/or diversity/inclusion activities.

Essential Duties

Job Duty Category	Research
Duty/Responsibility	Perform parallelized molecular simulations and advanced theoretical calculations. Analyze simulation and theoretical results. Author manuscripts for publication. Disseminate research results at professional meetings. Collaborate with other members in Prof. Wang’s research lab.
Percentage Of Time	90%

Job Duty Category	Administrative Support
Duty/Responsibility	Assist in organizing and coordinating group meetings. Assist in facilitating communication and collaboration among group members. Assist in managing lab or office space, including equipment maintenance and organization.
Percentage Of Time	10%

Application Details

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Conditions of Employment	Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Special Requirements/Other - Background check required for new hires. The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.
Search Contact	David Wang ([email protected])
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