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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear Wien User</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I am taking the opportunity through this Wien site to
contact you about a Post Doc fellow at the Paul Scherrer Institute to do ab
initio calculations. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Paul Scherrer Institut is a centre for
multi-disciplinary research and one of the world's leading user
laboratories. With its 1200 employees it belongs as an autonomous institution
to the Swiss ETH domain and concentrates its activities on solid-state research
and material sciences, elementary particle and astrophysics, energy and
environmental research as well as on biology and medicine.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As part of a general program on high temperature
nuclear materials development in the context of an international collaboration,
the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>High Temperature Materials project</span></b>
is interested in determining the relevant parameters which affect the<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>long term evolution of
materials subjected to extreme conditions<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>, </span></font>as will be the case for future gas cooled
reactors. These phenomena occur on a range of scales from the microscopic level
of single crystal defects all the way up to the macroscopic continuum mechanics
level. A hierarchical multi-scale modelling program to study the<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>effects determining the
lifetime of materials is currently underway. First principles <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>ab initio</span></i> calculations are at the basis of
this multi-scale approach.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are looking for a </span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><font
size=5 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:16.0pt'>Post doctoral
fellow in <i><span style='font-style:italic'>ab initio</span></i> calculations </span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Your tasks</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Post Doctoral fellow will study the atomic scale
defect energetics by first principles <i><span style='font-style:italic'>ab
initio</span></i> calculations in alloys using commercially available packages.
These results will be used as input into lattice kinetic </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Monte
Carlo</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> codes in order to study defect evolution at
experimentally relevant time frames.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are offering a two year appointment starting from
October 2005.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Your profile</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You have a Ph D in condensed matter physics. Experience
in ab initio calculations of alloys is required. Programming and running
parallel codes is required. Knowledge of </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Monte Carlo</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
methods is an advantage. You must be able to communicate in English.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>We are
looking forward to your application.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For further information please contact Dr Maria
Samaras, e-mail maria.</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>samaras</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>@psi.ch.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please send your application to: Paul Scherrer Institut,
Human Resources, Mr. Thomas Erb, 5232 Villigen P</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SI</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Switzerland</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>___________________________________________</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dr Maria Samaras</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Staff Physicist,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>High Temperature
Materials NES</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Paul Scherrer Institut</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CH-5232 Villigen PSI</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Switzerland</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>maria.</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>samaras</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>@psi.ch </span></font></p>
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