A postdoctoral position is available in the material science laboratory (SIMAP) of INP Grenoble, France, in David Rodney’s group in collaboration with Laurent Capolungo from Georgia Tech Lorraine, with primary focus on the atomic-scale study of twinning in HCP metals. We are looking for a strongly motivated candidate to apply saddle-point search methods, including the Nudged Elastic Band method and the Activation Relaxation Technique, to study the nucleation and propagation of primary and secondary twins during the plastic deformation of HCP metals. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in computational material science, applied physics or related topics with a strong background in material plasticity and/or atomic-scale simulations. This individual will have the opportunity to be directly involved in complimentary multiscale simulations and experiments, both at SIMAP and Georgia Tech Lorraine. Candidates should send their CV with names of three references to david.rodney [at] grenoble-inp.fr