Postdoctoral Associate

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Job Description The research group of Professor Hongliang Xin (xingroup.org) at Virginia Tech invites applications for multiple full-time Postdoctoral Associate positions to drive the development of agentic AI systems for accelerating computational catalysis and experimental design. The successful candidate will contribute to building AI-native frameworks that combine physics-based modeling, machine-learning methods, knowledge-graph and ontology-based scientific data infrastructures, and agentic workflows for autonomous hypothesis generation, mechanistic exploration, and design of catalytic systems. Candidates will collaborate closely with interdisciplinary research groups advancing materials discovery through the convergence of computational chemistry, machine learning, and agentic science. This full-time appointment is available immediately. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding. There is no fixed application deadline, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing their research experience and motivation for th...