To successfully apply, applicants must include the following documents as separate attachments at the time of online application submittal: a cover letter; a curriculum vitae, which includes academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and a publication list; and a research statement. The project employs novel, state-of-the-art methods for analyzing surface capping ligands on semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to understand how vibronic-excitonic coupling impacts photophysical response and solar energy conversion.