Postdoctoral Research Associate – Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Postdoctoral Research Associate conducting research on solar energy conversion to liquid fuels at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Collaborating with a team of scientists and utilizing advanced catalytic methods.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeUpton • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $82,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct basic research as part of the CHASE team focusing on coupling multiple molecular catalysts through cascade catalysis to generate liquid fuels from carbon dioxide
Work collaboratively with scientists from the Artificial Photosynthesis (AP) group
Supervised by CHASE principal investigators

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph. D. in theoretical or physical chemistry, or a related field
Extensive experience in computational modeling of homogeneous catalysis of small molecule activation
Experience in density functional theory applications to transition-metal containing molecular complexes
Familiarity with hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods
Experience in applications of data science/machine learning for predictive modeling of catalysis

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive employee benefits program

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Hard Skills & Tools

computational modelinghomogeneous catalysisdensity functional theorytransition-metal complexesquantum mechanicsmolecular mechanicsdata sciencemachine learningpredictive modelingcascade catalysis

Soft Skills

collaborationresearchsupervision

Certifications

Ph.D.