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POSITION OPENING: Post Doctoral Scholar
Howard University, a research university in the downtown of
Washington D.C. (http://www.howard.edu/),
seeks a Post Doctoral Scholar in the field of
chemical and physical transformations in
host-guest systems under extreme conditions of
high pressure and temperature. This is a
university position, but the prospective recipient
will be working at the Earth and Planets (former
Geophysical) Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of
Washington using its high-pressure facilities.
The responsibilities of this position are primarily focused
on experimental investigations of host-guest
molecular and atomic systems either consisting of
water cages (guest) hosting various molecules and
atoms or cocrystals at extreme
pressure-temperature conditions. The experiments
will involve X-ray synchrotron and Free-Electron
Laser diffraction as well as Raman and optical
spectroscopy. Pulsed and continuously laser heated
diamond anvil cell techniques will be used in
combination with time-resolved spectroscopy and
x-ray diffraction to monitor chemical reactions at
unattainable previously range of pressures and
temperatures.
The preferred start date for this position is immediate.
Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume or
curriculum vitae, statement of research interests,
and contact information for a minimum of three
references. For further information or to submit
an application, please contact:
Dr. Alexander Goncharov, Earth and Planets Laboratory,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad
Branch Road NW, Washington D.C., 20015, Ph: 202
478 8947, e-mail: agoncharov@carnegiescience.edu
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