Post-Doctoral Associate in Chemistry

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials (M 2 QM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florida is seeking a Post Doctoral Associate under the supervision of Professor George Christou. M 2 QM is an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy. The Center programs range from the synthesis and characterization of emergent new materials to a systematic computational understanding of their many-body quantum behavior. The fundamental science of the M 2 QM aims to address the two primary technological challenges: 1) how to create qubits for intrinsically quantum computing, and 2) how to replace elements of traditional computers and sensors with intrinsically quantum, molecule-based devices that are energy efficient as well as fast and adaptive. In this setting, reliable, swift, all-electron calculations of magnetically complex materials are crucial. The successful candidate will work on the synthesis of ultra-small (1-3 nm) metal oxide nanoparticles as molecular clusters, their characterization by various spectroscopic and physical techniques including single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and their use as supports for one or more magnetic ions and molecules to study the quantum properties on a model surface, including coherence times, quantum clock transitions, and exchange couplings.

Requirements

PhD in Chemistry
Experience in synthetic inorganic chemistry and high nuclearity coordination clusters is essential

Responsibilities

Synthesis of ultra-small (1-3 nm) metal oxide nanoparticles as molecular clusters
Characterization of these nanoparticles by various spectroscopic and physical techniques including single-crystal X-ray crystallography
Utilizing the synthesized nanoparticles as supports for one or more magnetic ions and molecules
Studying the quantum properties on a model surface, including coherence times, quantum clock transitions, and exchange couplings