Argonne National Laboratory, Condensed Matter Theory Group, Material Sciences Divison

Position ID:

Argonne National Laboratory-Condensed Matter Theory Group, Material Sciences Divison-PD [#32801]

Position Title:

Postdoctoral Researcher

Position Type:

Postdoctoral

Position Location:

Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States of America

Subject Area:

Condensed Matter Physics / AMO (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical)

Appl Deadline:

2026/12/01 23:59:59 (posted 2026/09/23, listed until 2027/03/21)

Position Description:

The Condensed Matter Theory Group at Argonne National Laboratory is looking to hire up to two postdoctoral scholars. The group is led by Ivar Martin, alongside Mike Norman, Hyowon Park, and Kartiek Agarwal. The group is broadly interested in topics in topological and strongly correlated electronic systems, quantum dynamics and information theory including in connection to simulations on quantum simulators and computers, and applications of machine learning, including neural quantum states. Candidates will benefit from state of the art computing resources at the Argonne Leadership Computing facility (https://www.alcf.anl.gov) and the Laboratory Computing Resource Center, collaborations with experimental efforts at the Material Science Division (https://www.anl.gov/msd/research) and Argonne (such as the Advanced Photon Source) more broadly, and interactions with universities and other research labs through the Chicago Quantum Exchange.

For guaranteed consideration, please submit a short cover letter, three letters of reference, CV including publications, and a statement of research by posted deadline.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Research statement
Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

9700 S Cass Ave,
Lemont, IL 60439