WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Are you ready to join a dynamic team where your proactiveness and management prowess can translate directly into tangible outcomes in the research field?
The Advanced Digital Innovation Center (ADIC) at the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), located in Lecce, is looking for a motivated researcher in High Performance Computing field to join our research group. In this role he/she will contribute to the activities of porting, profiling, modernization, optimization, and parallelization of scientific codes on heterogeneous supercomputing infrastructure.

ABOUT US

CMCC Foundation is a cross-cutting scientific research center on climate change and its interactions with the environment, society, the world of business, and policymakers. Our work aims to stimulate sustainable growth, protect the environment, and develop strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change. CMCC’s core objective is to conduct cutting-edge science, to train the next generation of scientists at both national and international levels, and to be a beacon for climate modelling.
CMCC pursues fundamental and applied science with utmost scientific integrity, prioritizing data-driven science and providing data, information, and research results that can support informed public debate and decision-making processes. To achieve climate research objectives at the highest international standards, we invest in training all our talents, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can excel.
At CMCC you will find a strong, professional environment. Join an inclusive community that values diversity, where every voice is heard and respected. Help foster a culture of innovation and societal change, where individuals from all backgrounds can thrive and succeed.
Over the last decade, CMCC has experienced extraordinary growth. We are now embarking on a new chapter of our journey that will further boost CMCC’s global position in climate change research…Together!

REQUIREMENTS

• M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent fields;
• Knowledge HPC environments and architectures;
• Demonstrated experience with Linux environment, bash scripting and software setup & configuration;
• Knowledge of programming languages for scientific computing (Fortran, C, C++, Python);
• Experience with parallel programming on HPC infrastructure (e.g. MPI, OpenMP);
• Knowledge of tools for performance analysis of parallel programs;
• Experience with version control system tools (i.e., Git/GitHub);
• Fluency in both written and spoken English language;
• Flexibility to work on a diverse range of tasks and to manage deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team and independently;
• Drafting of scientific reports and technical documentation related to the developed solutions.

ROLE

The Junior research associate in High Performance Computing reports to the ADIC center and collaborate closely with the others member of the team to lead porting activity and benchmarking of numerical models and scientific applications on heterogeneous supercomputers architectures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Junior research associate in High Performance Computing will support the ADIC center, with:

• Assessing the parallel performance and identifying scalability bottlenecks in numerical models
• Evaluate the best strategies to port and optimize the scientific codes on heterogeneous supercomputers architectures
• continuously updating knowledge on emerging technologies and tools supporting HPC.