King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (www.kaust.edu.sa) invites applications for PhD Fellowships in the field of "Computational Physics and Materials Science."

The positions are available immediately and will be open until filled.

Potential topics include:
* Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
* Interfaces and Surfaces
* Two-dimensional Materials
* Nanoparticles for Energy Applications
* Correlated Materials (In Particular, Oxides)
* Materials for Spintronics
* Electronic Transport Calculations
* Molecular Dynamics
* Methodology and Code Development

Group Website: http://cpms.kaust.edu.sa/Pages/Home.aspx

Fellowships are available for both BSc to PhD (5 years) and MSc to PhD (3 years) tracks.

In addition to free housing and health care, generous stipends (U.S. $25,000 and $30,000 per year, respectively, before and after passing PhD qualifying exams) will be provided.

Please submit a full CV (including previous experience, a short statement of research interests, English language test results and the preferred starting date), by email, to Nirpendra.Singh@kaust.edu.sa (Subject line "PhD-AUG2013").

Application Deadline Jan. 31, 2014