Henrik R. Larsson

Two full-time postdoctoral research positions are available in Professor Henrik R. Larsson’s theoretical chemistry and computational physics group at the University of California, Merced. The positions are centered on developing, implementing, and applying tensor-network and related quantum-dynamics methods, with applicants able to indicate interest in one project or both. One project focuses on attosecond electron dynamics as part of a DOE-funded Early Career effort. This research aims to build rigorous quantum simulation tools for correlated electron dynamics in molecules, with possible directions including ionization dynamics, photoelectron spectra, descriptions of the electronic continuum, multireference electronic structure, and vibronic dynamics. The second project focuses on vibrational and vibronic dynamics within an NSF-funded CAREER project. This work targets quasi-exact quantum dynamics of complex molecules using tensor network states, including vibrational, rovibrational, and vibronic structure and dynamics. Potential research directions include quantum dynamics of floppy molecules, molecular polaritonics, potential-energy-surface development, molecular spectra, and the use of molecular symmetry in quantum-dynamics methods. The successful candidates will work in a research group that combines theoretical chemistry and computational physics, with access to shared clusters at Merced, dedicated group computing nodes, and national supercomputing resources. The postdocs will contribute to journal publications, help mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and present their work at international conferences. The role offers scope to help shape the research direction within the project boundaries.