PhD in Computational Chemistry

PhD position in the Materials Theory group at the Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. The candidate will join the DYNCAT project, funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR)./nDYNCAT aims to develop highly predictive, physics-based and AI-enhanced computational models to study and optimize the Rochow-Müller process, which produces the raw material for silicone production. The project focuses on improving production efficiency and control through particle based simulation techniques and data-driven modeling approaches, with emphasis on understanding the catalytic mechanisms and the formation of dichlorodimethylsilane (M2)./nThe successful candidate will contribute to the computational modelling efforts at the Materials Theory Group and collaborate with research scientists at SINTEF Industry. The position is supervised by Associate Professor Raffaela Cabriolu (Department of Physics, NTNU) as main supervisor and Dr. Francesca L. Bleken (Senior Scientist, SINTEF Industry) as co-supervisor. Your immediate leader will be the Head of Department.