The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/bes.html), Office of Science, US Department of Energy, is seeking qualified applicants for a career federal position managing the Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Program, funding mission-oriented basic science at universities and national laboratories. The program encompasses a broad range of computational and theoretical approaches to scientific discovery in areas of interest to DOE. The research includes understanding and predicting the properties and chemical behavior of molecular systems and complexes in the gas phase, in solution, at interfaces, and in biological systems. It emphasizes development of new theories, methods and algorithms for applying theoretical and computational science and simulation to understanding chemical behavior and molecular properties in a wide range of environments, including new opportunities and challenges in complex systems, nanoscale materials, solar energy utilization, and ultrafast science. The program manager also assists in the allocation of computer resources at Office of Science high-performance computing facilities.
The announcement and on-line application instructions can be found via the BES website: http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/BESjobs.html or directly at USA Jobs: http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=68052643. Applications must be submitted by 11 pm on April 21, 2008.
The Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Program spans the research programs of the BES Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division, described at http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/chm/chmhome.html. For questions about this position and working at BES, please contact Michael Casassa, michael.casassa@science.doe.gov or Eric Rohlfing, eric.rohlfing@science.doe.gov.