At Meta’s Reality Labs Research, our goal is to make world-class consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. Come work alongside industry-leading scientists and engineers to create the technology that makes MR, VR, and AR pervasive and universal. Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world.

The Material & System Innovation team is hiring a Research Scientist that will play a critical role in developing immersive systems. This scientist will focus on developing material, process and system innovation for near eye displays and beyond, and will become part of a team exploring novel concepts through design, modeling and fast iterative prototyping.Research Scientist - Computational Chemist Responsibilities

Play a critical role in developing/identifying new materials and processes for AI devices
Develop and utilize advanced computational models and various approaches of first-principle simulations to understand the optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of organic, inorganic and hybrid material systems
Support the team exploring novel concepts through design, modeling, and fast iterative prototyping
Develop and implement research agendas, apply high standards to the research, and develop an capacity to identify highly impactful projects in a complete and unexplored domain

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
PhD degree or equivalent experience in Computational Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field
3+ years of experience in computational methods for material discovery, process, and device development
Proficient with molecular dynamics software (LAMMPS, HOOMD) for organic and inorganic materials
Skilled in force field development (GAFF, Openff, OPLS)
Experienced with high-throughput ab-initio calculations (Gaussian, Orca, QEspresso, VASP)
Familiar with coarse-grain molecular dynamics
Demonstrated experience in communication skills for board audiences
Proficient in C/C++ and Python coding
Knowledge of rare-event phenomena and advanced sampling techniques

Preferred Qualifications

First-author publications in high quality journals or conferences
Demonstrated research and engineering experience via grants, patents, internships, or competitions
Skilled in problem-solving with consideration of broad range of perspectives, experiences, approaches, and background
Experience communicating research to public or peer audiences
Cross-functional teamwork and communication experience
Expertise beyond DFT methods, such as GW and GW-BSE
Research background in organic materials and excited-state properties
Experience with Machine Learning, including Graph Neural Networks for material discovery

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$147,000/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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