Job description

Appointment Status: Non-Tenure Track

Department: IU Bloomington Chemistry

Location
Bloomington

Position Summary
The Department of Chemistry consists of a well-rounded, interdisciplinary research community with cutting-edge expertise in a wide variety of modern disciplines including materials chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and biochemistry. Our department is in the top in the US, with our analytical chemistry program often ranked in the top 10, as well as particular strengths in materials, including for example the groups of Sara Skrabalak and Xingchen Ye in experiment, as well as the new Georgescu group in computational materials: https://news.iu.edu/it/live/new s/43255-iu-chemistry-harnesses-advanced-computing-capabilities

Our facilities used in theory are state of the art, including our Top 300 computer cluster Big Red 200, in addition to other clusters with specialized configurations. Our department has also recently received a state-of-the-art NeoArm JEOL microscope. One reason why I personally joined IUB as faculty is that the graduate program does feel in a way quite small and tight-knit – while actually being quite large.

The Georgescu Computational and Theoretical Materials Group at Indiana University is searching for postdoctoral fellows with experience in density functional theory calculations in solids (i.e. use of codes such as Quantum Espresso and/or VASP), to work on correlated electron quantum materials. This will include performing calculations and building models for novel materials, including nickelate superconductors, Kagome materials, 2D magnets, and many others. The candidate will ideally also co-mentor undergraduate and graduate students in the group, and be effective in collaboration with a wide variety of experimental groups, both at IU as well as in other departments across the US and the world. Postdocs will have the opportunity to build a new, multidisciplinary group.

News about the group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandru-b-georgescu-3961a16/ as well as our most recent papers at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s4o2noYAAAAJ&hl=en.

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or a related field. Experience with plane wave-based DFT codes required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience collaborating with experimental groups, strong communication skills, leadership skills. Experience in a variety of different topics is helpful, including calculations related to battery materials, correlated electron calculations, including via DFT+U, supercells, dynamical mean field theory or experience in defect and/or alloy calculations, machine learning, and other additional skills are not required, but may help.

Department Contact for Questions
Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: Prof. Alexandru B. Georgescu, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, [email protected].

Salary and Rank
$55,000/annually or commensurate with experience

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30141. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. After applying, candidates should email Alexandru Georgescu at [email protected] with the subject line ‘Postdoc Application – Correlated Electrons’. Applicants that do not do this will likely not be considered. Applicants will be interviewed via zoom, as well as at relevant conferences in the field (APS, MRS).

For Best Consideration Date: 08/08/2025

Expected Start Date: 09/01/2025

Posting Number
IU-101294-2025