PhD Intern - Quantum Chemistry Methods Development
About The Position
At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus. The Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate's (PCSD’s) strengths in experimental, computational, and theoretical chemistry and materials science, together with our advanced computing, applied mathematics and data science capabilities, are central to the discovery mission we embrace at PNNL. But our most important resource is our people—experts across the range of scientific disciplines who team together to take on the biggest scientific challenges of our time. The Physical Sciences Division stewards discovery science research portfolios including catalysis, materials science, separations, analytical chemistry, geosciences, and chemical physics. Our research strives to refine our molecular-level understanding of multiphase systems and phenomena including complex interfaces. We discover and apply new knowledge to address major national priorities and needs in energy sustainability through the development of new energy storage technologies and the creation of high-value fuels and materials from abundant wastes. We are seeking a PhD Intern who will focus on the development of new computational tools computational methods for applications in quantum computing. The successful candidate will support the Chemical Physic & Analysis Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team involving specialists, in theory, materials synthesis, surface characterizations, and spectroscopies. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of staff from experimental and theory groups across PNNL. The selected candidate will be focused on three objectives in a 10-week summer internship: A novel method development for open system dynamics An associated quantum algorithm development for fault-tolerant and noisy quantum platforms A computational package development for the above method and algorithm
Requirements
- Candidates must be currently enrolled/matriculated in a PhD program at an accredited college.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Nice To Haves
- Pursuing a PhD in theoretical quantum chemistry and/or physics.
- Completed graduate level quantum mechanics courses.
- Interested in developments in many-body theory and computational package.
Responsibilities
- A novel method development for open system dynamics
- An associated quantum algorithm development for fault-tolerant and noisy quantum platforms
- A computational package development for the above method and algorithm
Benefits
- Employees are offered an employee assistance program and business travel insurance.
- Employees are eligible for the company funded pension plan and 401k savings plan, once eligibility requirements are met.
- Employees are offered an employee assistance program and business travel insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
