Research Software engineer for Theory (all genders)

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt operates one of the leading particle accelerators for science. Currently the new FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), one of the world’s largest research projects, will be built in international cooperation. GSI and FAIR offer the opportunity to work in this international environment with a team of employees committed to conducting world‑class science.

The Hot and Dense QCD matter department is one of the three theory departments at GSI focused on dynamical modelling of heavy‑ion reactions. The other two theory departments are Hadron Physics and QCD as well as Nuclear Astrophysics and Structure.

Research Software Engineer for Theory (all genders)

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Responsibilities

• Assist with open‑source software and its maintenance
• Support employment of HPC clusters by building containers and adapting submission scripts
• Adapt software to new hardware requirements and write proposals for cluster usage
• Port software and run setups to novel architectures; modernise existing software
• Optimize critical parts of calculations
• Implement novel algorithms
• Support data analysis and scientific visualization

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD) in physics or an MSc in mathematics, computational science or engineering
• Strong background in HPC and scientific computing with interest in numerical algorithms and parallelisation strategies
• Experience with porting and optimisation of parallel HPC software for modern architectures, including GPUs
• Excellent knowledge of suitable computing languages (including C++ and Fortran)
• Excellent proficiency in scripting and Unix shell languages (e.g., Python and Bash)
• Proficient with tools for software development such as Git, GitLab/GitHub, continuous integration, unit tests
• Experience with parallelisation using MPI and OpenMP combined with Slurm
• Ability to work independently and systematically on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to work in a team and demonstrate didactic competence

Benefits

The contract is unlimited. The salary is based on the collective agreement for public employees (TVöD).

EEO Statement

• GSI supports the vocational development of women. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply for the position.
• Handicapped persons will be preferentially considered when equally qualified.

Application Information

• A Curriculum Vitae
• Proof of computing expertise for physics applications
• A written statement on how the position could be envisioned