In the quantum chemistry group at Humboldt University, Institute of Chemistry, 
(www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/ag_sauer) post-doctoral positions (BAT-O IIa) 
are available for computational chemists/physicists for 2 up to 5 years 
from July 2008 in different areas

Application of ab initio electronic structure methods to complex oxides 
and their surfaces. This project includes the study of transition 
metal oxide clusters and noble metal clusters on oxide surfaces 
in comparison to clusters in the gas phase and offers the possibility 
to close collaboration with excellent experimental groups 
in the Fritz-Haber-Institute.

Application of wave-function based electron correlation methods 
to the structure, dynamics and reactivity of multinuclear transition 
metal oxides and transition metal complexes as models for active sites 
of different types of catalysts

Participation in method developments is welcome, but not a condition. 
Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry/Physics 
and experience in non-routine applications of quantum codes 
and/or simulation codes to complex systems.

We offer an excellent cooperation environment (Center of Colloborative 
Research 546 - http://www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/sfb546; 
Center of Excellence Unicat - http://unicat.tu-berlin.de, 
for recent publications see: http://www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/ag_sauer/publications.html) 
and excellent computing resources.

Employment is either within projects based on grants or on temporary 
university assistant positions that include teaching obligations.

Applications to: js|*|chemie.hu-berlin.de
Prof. Joachim Sauer
Humboldt-University zu Berlin
Institut fuer Chemie
Brook-Taylor-Str. 2
D-12489 Berlin
Germany