Postdoc position in High Performance Computing 1190 views

The “High Performance Computing” research group (lead by Prof. Florina Ciorba) at University of Basel is seeking a Postdoc (starting July 2020) with extensive C++ software development knowledge. The HPC team develops methods and solutions for the performance optimization of scientific applications and studies the interplay between the HPC applications and systems.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computational Science, Mathematics or similar
• Extensive C/C++ knowledge with focus on performance; parallel programming (OpenMP, MPI) for high performance computing is essential
• Experience with accelerator programming (OpenACC, OpenMP 4.5, CUDA) is a plus
• Experience in any of the following would be an advantage: containerization, CI, HPX, HIP, Intel oneAPI, OpenCL; computational fluid dynamics is a plus
• English fluency (verbally and in writing)
• Strong team-working abilities and ease of interaction in a multicultural environment
• Experience in carrying out research projects and writing project reports is a plus

Applications:

Send application to the group leader Prof. Florina Ciorba (florina.ciorba@unibas.ch) and quote “Postdoc Position SPH-EXA” in the subject line. Include the following documents in your application as a single PDF file:

• A brief (200 words) personal statement explaining your interest and motivation
• Recent CV
• Links to publications and/or recent academic work
• Links to/attachments of examples of personal contributions to software (GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Contact info (no direct recommendation letters) for peers that can recommend (upon request)