Subject: [Depfis] Fwd: Postdoctoral position availalble at Utah

From: MARTA FERRARO <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:06 -0300

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From: Julio Cesar Facelli <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Subject: Postdoctoral position availalble at Utah
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 Dear Colleagues,

I will appreciate if you can distribute this add among your students and/or
other potential candidates.

*Postdoctoral Opportunity in Chemical Modeling of Nontraditional Energy
Sources*

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The Institute for Clean and Safe Energy at the University of Utah (
http://www.ices.utah.edu/ ) anticipates the opening of a postdoctoral
position starting August 2010. The position is available to individuals with
a strong quantitative background in molecular sciences and an interest in
computational modeling of nontraditional energy sources. Specifically, the
selected individual will work with an interdisciplinary team of physicists,
chemists, chemical engineers and geologists to:

   - Establish a representative three-dimensional models of the oil shale
   kerogen and sand tar asphaltenes by performing three-dimensional
   optimizations of proposed two-dimensional structures, calculating electron
   densities and frontier orbitals, swelling properties and organic/inorganic
   matrix interactions.
   - Use experimental data from Utah oil sands and Green River oil shale to
   guide and validate the structure/dynamics of the proposed models.
   - Correlate computational results with experimental data including data
   from solid and liquid state 13C NMR spectroscopy, CT imaging, TGA data on
   pyrolysis kinetics, small angle x-ray scattering data, and ICR-mass
   spectroscopy on both the mineral matter and kerogen samples.

Only candidates with a strong computational chemistry background will be
considered. Programming experience is desirable but not necessary. The
postdoctoral position is for one year with second and third year renewal
possible upon satisfactory performance and funding availability. Interested
candidates should send their applications, including a complete CV, a letter
of interest, and the names of three possible references, electronically to:

Dr.  Julio C. Facelli

*Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics and
Director, Center for High Performance Computing
*THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
155 S 1452 E RM 405
SALT LAKE CITY UT  84112-0190
e-mail    [email-masked]

The University of Utah is committed to policies of equal opportunity and
nondiscrimination. The University pursues a vigorous program of affirmative
action in all classifications of employment in order to prevent any form of
discrimination, harassment, or prejudicial treatment on the basis of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a
disabled individual, disabled veteran, or veteran of the Vietnam Era.

____________________________________________________
Dr.  Julio C. Facelli

*Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics and
Director, Center for High Performance Computing
*THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
155 S 1452 E RM 405
SALT LAKE CITY UT  84112-0190
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Professor
Marta Ferraro
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