Open Positions

Graduate Students

Please apply through the Graduate Program Admissions Website and mention your interest in joining our group in your statement. Due to the high volume of inquiries, Chong may not be able to respond to every email, but she truly appreciates your interest in the research group.

Postdoctoral Researchers

The openings have been filled for the year of 2026.

Please send your CV and a brief research statement summarizing your past work and research interests directly to Chong. Be sure to include “[Postdoc Application]” in the email subject line and provide the names of your references within the email.

We are especially interested in candidates with the following skills: (1) scientific software development  and (2) methodology development in quantum chemistry, computational physics, quantum computing, or related areas. Please include a GitHub link if available.
Currently, we are not looking for researchers on computational applications.

We encourage you to apply to the Rutgers Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows Program.

Undergraduate Research Interns

We welcome motivated undergraduate students from around the world to work on exciting research projects in our group.

If you are interested in conducting undergraduate research with the group, please contact Chong directly and include “[Undergrad RA]” in the email subject.

Available positions:

1. Regular research assistant.
3. RAD Summer SURF Fellow .
4. Aresty Research Assistant

Directions:

1. AI/ML for materials design
2. AI/ML for drug discovery
3. Computational chemistry for solid states
4. Quantum algorithm development

Visiting Scholars

We welcome short-term visiting scholars who are interested in exchanging scientific perspectives with the Sun Lab!