Visiting Researcher, Materials Scientist, Computational Chemistry

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 VR and AR pervasive and universal.

Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world. As a Material Scientist at Meta, you will play a critical role in developing novel materials for AR/VR optics. You will focus on developing advanced materials and devices for near eye displays, and will become part of a team exploring novel concepts through modeling, design and fast iterative prototyping.

We are seeking for someone who works well in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, who communicates complex concepts clearly and succinctly, who demonstrates scientific rigor, who is unafraid to tackle new challenges, and who works well in high-ambiguity discovery phases. If you are passionate about using your generalist-head to push the boundaries of what is possible, we want you on our team.

Visiting Researcher, Materials Scientist, Computational Chemistry Responsibilities

• Develop quantum mechanical and molecular mechanical computational capabilities for liquid crystal and polymer material discovery.

Collaborate with AI/ML teams to predict and design novel liquid crystals and polymers.

Guide external partners to formulate novel materials for proof of concept and scale-up production.

Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to achieve success from R&D to product.

Develop novel polarization optics in AR/VR.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Ph.D. degree or equivalent experience in the field of computational chemistry, computational physics, organic chemistry, or a related field.

3+ years of experience in utilizing/developing computational methods for organic materials, ground-state and excited-state properties.

Experience implementing Quantum Mechanical calculations using commercial softwares like VASP, Gaussian, FHI-aim, Jaguar and/or open-source software packages such as Orca, QE, NWChem, etc.

Experience implementing Molecular Mechanical calculations using commercial softwares like Desmond and/or open-source software packages such as LAMMPS, HOODE, OpenMM, etc.

Experience with Machine Learning including GNNs for material discovery.

Experience solving analytical problems using analytic and quantitative approaches.

Experience with internal and external cross-functional team collaboration, and communicating research to audiences with different backgrounds.

Experience coding in C/C++, Python, C#, or similar languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing modeling approaches for liquid crystals, polymers and mesophases.

Experience in organic materials synthesis, formulation and characterization.

Experience with polarization optics.

Proven track record of research via first-authored publications at top tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.

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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.

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$143,000/year to $208,000/year + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.

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