A PhD studentship is available at the School of Chemistry at the
University of St Andrews. The studentship is for 3.5 years and will
be jointly supervised by Dr. Tanja van Mourik (University of St Andrews)
and Dr. Mark Law (University of Aberdeen). 

The project involves studying the potential energy surfaces and
vibration-rotation quantum dynamics of silicon hydrides. The work
on determining molecular potential energy surfaces will employ state
of the art computational techniques and software for electronic structures
of molecules and will be mainly supervised by Dr. Tanja van Mourik. The
work on determining vibrational quantum states of the silicon hydride
molecules will use diffusion Monte Carlo techniques as well as
variational methods and will be mainly supervised by Dr. Mark Law. 

The University of St Andrews is the oldest in Scotland. St Andrews is a
charming, friendly and picturesque small town, famous for its golf
courses, beaches and surrounding countryside. The School of Chemistry
at the University of St Andrews is a vibrant (RAE 5 rated) department
that is currently further developing its international reputation in all
areas of chemistry. A rapidly expanding area within the school is
computational chemistry. The School of Chemistry provides an outstanding
environment for research and study. Excellent computing facilities are
available in form of the EaStCHEM Research Computing Facility.

Successful applicants should hold or expect to obtain a degree at grade
2.1 or above, or its equivalent. The funding covers a stipend for 3.5
years (at typically GBP 12940 per year) and all fees at the home rate.
Funding is available for UK citizens, but excellent EU residents may
be considered as well.

For more information about this studentship, please contact as soon as
possible Dr. Tanja van Mourik (email: tanja.vanmourik__st-andrews.ac.uk;
phone: +44 (0)1334 463822) or Dr. Mark Law (email: m.m.law__abdn.ac.uk;
phone: +44 (0)1224 272933).

The application procedure can be found at: 
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/Postgraduatestudents/Applicationprocess/Howtoapply/
Enquires and application forms can be requested by contacting
chempg__st-andrews.ac.uk.