Postdoc and PhD openings become available on a rolling basis. Informal inquiries via email are welcome.

Start dates and topics are flexible. Topics are in the general areas of:

• Development of nonadiabatic and approximate quantum dynamics methods for condensed phase systems
• Machine learning of electronic structure
• Simulation of ultrafast dynamics at surfaces and light-driven catalysis

Specific current opportunities:

A fully funded 4-year PhD project in "Deep learning of reaction barriers for high-throughput retrosyntetic drug design" as part of the CDT in Modelling of Heterogeneous Systems [HetSys] (October 2024 start)

The drug discovery pipeline involves the screening of many molecules before viable leads are identified. This involves screening for their pharmacological properties, but also for their synthetic viability. Typical drug molecules can contain up to 100 non-hydrogen atoms, which makes the development of cost-effective and efficient synthetic pathways very challenging. Therefore, high-throughput screening of drug-like molecules needs to also consider their synthetic viability. The aim of this project is to develop a deep learning and generative design toolchain to accurately predict chemical reaction barriers that will advance chemical retrosynthetic design workflows.

For more details about the project and the HetSys CDT, see here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/projectopportunities/hp2024-08

Group Openings

Applications from students interested in research at the Master's, PhD and PostDoc level are always welcome.

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