Dear Colleagues: The OOF project at NIST is seeking a postdoctoral guest researcher. The start date is after August 1, 2006. The position will be at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, and, barring unforeseeable events, will be funded for two years. We are looking for someone to develop software for the OOF project. OOF is a platform for solving physics problems on microstructures, using real microstructural geometries (from micrographs) as the starting points for creating finite element meshes. It currently solves linear elasticity and other structurally similar problems (e.g., thermal diffusion and piezoelectricity) in two dimensions. OOF is designed to be a general purpose platform to which users can add their own physics models. We are currently working on extending the program to three dimensions and adding plasticity. A candidate for the position should have a strong programming background, preferably in C++ and/or Python, and experience with materials physics. Familiarity with modeling plasticity and fracture is especially desired. Because the focus of the position will be collaborative software development, all applicants are asked to send samples of code that they have written. The programming language and topic aren't important, but the code should be indicative of the candidate's programming skills. More details about OOF are available at http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/oof. Please circulate this notice to any interested parties. Sincerely, Steve Langer stephen.langer@nist.gov