Post Doctoral Fellow

Description:

The research of the Cassak group is in theoretical and computational plasma physics with an emphasis on space and solar physics. Numerical techniques employed by the Cassak group include primarily kinetic approaches but also include the fluid approach when needed. The group has close connections with colleagues that employ satellite observations and laboratory experiments in their research. The Clemson University atmospheric and space physics group is described at https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/physics/research/atmos.html.

Other research areas in the Department of Physics and Astronomy include Astronomy and Astrophysics; Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics; Biophysics; and Condensed Matter Physics.

Clemson University is a land grant university enrolling approximately 23,000 students. Clemson University’s Carnegie Classification is R1 (“Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity”) and is ranked in the top 50 of public universities in the US. Clemson was named “the Best Small College Town in the U.S.” for 2024. It is 45 minutes from Greenville, which is in top 5 of the US News & World Report's Best Places to Live in the US in 2024.

For more information about the Department of Physics and Astronomy and its programs, please visit the website https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/physics.

For more information about Clemson, please visit the website http://www.clemson.edu/.

Qualifications

A successful candidate must have completed the requirements for a PhD in Physics, Plasma Physics, Space Physics, or a related discipline by the beginning of the appointment. Expertise in computational approaches to simulate kinetic plasmas, preferably the particle-in-cell technique, is strongly preferred. A solid background in plasma physics theory is strongly preferred. Evidence of the following abilities and skills will be beneficial: Potential to pursue independent research, ability to work as part of a team, skilled at identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions, ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, ability to document and present the results of research, ability to write presentations and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format, ability to make effective presentations on complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences, ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.), ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, ability to meet deadlines, and ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team of co-investigators from diverse backgrounds.