Ph.D. Position at NJIT (New Jersey, USA) in Computational Nanomechanics/Materials

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (http://mie.njit.edu) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (http://www.njit.edu) has an opening for the fully funded Ph.D. position.  The position will start in Fall 2021 (September 2021). Interested candidates should apply as soon as possible.

Research Description:  The selected student will primarily work on Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics. He/she will be primarily involved in different projects such as:

Modeling of Energy Systems: Study of energy systems, e.g., Lithium-ion Battery, Nanomaterials/Nanoparticle for Energy Storage and Conversion.

Mechanics and Electronics of Nanomaterials: Different aspects of Mechanics (e.g., Fracture, Friction) of various nanomaterials: Graphene and its derivatives, Molybdenum Disulfides, and different other 2D nanomaterials and Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMDC).

The candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with other research groups at NJIT and many other institutions all over the world.

Candidate’s background:

The position requires an undergraduate/master degree or equivalent within Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Civil/Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical Engineering.

Background in Machine Learning (ML), Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulation, Density Functional Theory (DFT) is preferred – but not essential. The candidate should have a strong interest in learning ML, MD, DFT.  

Strong coding skills in Matlab/Python, shell scripting is preferred.

Funding: The position is fully funded.

Application: The interested candidates should send an email with a detailed CV to Dr. Dibakar Datta (Email address: dibakar.datta@njit.edu). For further detail, please visit his homepage: http://www.dibakardatta.com/