\signature{Frank Zirkelbach}
-\subject{{\bf Application for the postdoctoral position in the area of dymanical processes at the nanoscale}}
+\subject{{\bf Application for the postdoctoral position in the area of dynamical processes at the nanoscale}}
\begin{document}
\opening{Dear Dr. Bester,}
-I am writing to apply for the postdoctoral position in the area of dymanical processes at the nanoscale as advertized in the online presence of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.
+I am writing to apply for the postdoctoral position in the area of dynamical processes at the nanoscale as advertized in the online presence of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.
I am currently doing my doctoral studies at the Institute of Physics at the University of Augsburg.
-Although the division I am working in concentrates on experimental physics, I have been given the opportunity to work on a rather theoretical field already with the beginning of my Diploma thesis.
+Although the division I am working in concentrates on experimental physics, I have been given the opportunity to work on a rather theoretical field already with the beginning of my diploma thesis.
The writing of my doctoral thesis has just been completed and the studies will hopefully come to an end soon, presumably with the viva voce in mid October.
During my research, I investigated defect structures in carbon implanted silicon by means of atomistic simulation studies employing both, first-principles and classical potential methods.
A quite extensive overview of the whole work is, for instance, given in the latest publication as specified in the attached CV.
-I am highly interested in the offered research project covering the simulation and modeling of battery materials with a focus on silicon based anode materials for various reasons.
-Next to the familiarity as well as my interest in the materials system, I am pretty much convinced that battery technology constitutes a key factor to solve some of the many problems related to the ongoing energy revolution.
-I would like to have the possibility to contribute.
-Furthermore, I would like to continue and deepen my research activities in the field of computational materials science and the respective methods such as density functional theory and applications beyond.
+I am highly interested in the offered research project involving methods that go beyond ground-state density functional theory.
+Modeling a self-organization process realized by the Monte-Carlo technique within the diploma thesis followed by the doctoral reaseach investigations utilizing the more sophisticated empirical potential molecular dynamics approach, which were extended by superior, highly accurate quantum-mechanical calculations, allowed to gain a considerable amount of experiences within the respective methods and the focus on structures and structural evolution on the nanoscale.
+Consequently, it is now natural to enter the field of methods were normal density functional
+However, naturally, ...
-Doing computational science at an experimental physics division starting with the the Diploma thesis, has, since then, demanded a high level of autonomy.
+I would like to ... go beyond ...
+... and correlated systems ... dynamic correlations ...
+... to get into ... as we as the underlying theory.
+
+Doing computational materials science at an experimental physics division starting with the the diploma thesis, has, since then, demanded a high level of autonomy.
And still, a vivid interaction with experimental scientists was given, my supervisors being amongst them.
-Please find attached my CV (including the list of publications) for your review.
-For any further information please feel free to contact me.
+Please find appended my CV (including the list of publications) for your review.
+For any further information, please feel free to contact me.
I would be happy to send you the latest (not yet available) publication or the preliminary version of my thesis.
I would be very glad to hear from you.
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