Organisation/Company CFM-Centro de Física de Materiales/MPC-Materials Physics Center Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 31 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The C-SINC project brings together experimental and theoretical research groups to address the urgent need for decarbonization in cement production by developing alternative binders incorporating CO?-sequestered magnesium-based silicates, such as olivine and pyroxenes, as supplementary cementitious materials. The ultimate goal is to reduce the embodied carbon emissions of concrete while maintaining or improving its structural performance.

Within this multidisciplinary framework,



the successful candidate will contribute to the theoretical work package led by the CSIC Theoretical Team at Centro de Física de Materiales. The research will focus on the atomistic mechanisms governing CO? adsorption, mineralization, and reactivity in magnesium silicates and related materials.

Using state-of-the-art electronic-structure calculations, atomistic simulations, and machine-learning techniques, the postdoctoral researcher will develop predictive models of mineral carbonation processes and provide fundamental insight to guide and complement the experimental activities of the consortium. The position is exclusively theoretical, but the researcher will collaborate closely with the experimental groups involved in C-SINC and will participate in the interpretation and validation of the modeling results against experimental observations.

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📌 Posdoctoral position in theoretical chemical physics (España)
🏢 CFM-Centro de Fisica de Materiales/MPC-Materials Physics Center
📍 España