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Postdoctoral Researcher

United States, Manhattan Employment contract 48000.00 - 60000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 29, 2026

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The Department of Physics is seeking a highly motivated, creative, and self-driven Postdoctoral Researcher to explore the statistical mechanics of soft matter and biological systems. The successful candidate will join the Group of Prof.Buddhapriya (Buddho) Chakrabarti in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Biomanufacturing Cluster at Kansas State University.

Job Responsibility

Explore the statistical mechanics of soft matter and biological systems.

Requirements

PhD in Physics with a preferred focus on theoretical Soft-Matter and Biological Physics or related fields.

Nice to have

  • Expertise in statistical mechanics and computational modelling of soft matter
  • Expertise in Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics simulations e.g., LAMMPS/GROMACS, and data visualization in OVITO
  • Expertise in numerical solutions of ordinary, partial, stochastic, and delay differential equations – in C/C++/FORTRAN/Python/MATLAB
  • Expertise in Symbolic computation in MATHEMATICA
  • Familiarity with continuum mechanics – e.g., elasticity and fluid mechanics
  • Familiarity with techniques of statistical field theory including mean-field and self-consistent field theories

What we offer

  • Health and life insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Generous paid time off
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