We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work in a rich academic environment within a world-leading research group on High Performance Computing. You will join the EXA-LAT project to develop a common set of best practices, KPIs and figures of merit that can be used to define the ramp up to the Exascale computing. The project aims at creating a national and international focal point that will foster the activity of scholars, industrial partners and Research Software Engineers (RSEs). This synergetic environment will host training events for academics, RSEs and students, which will contribute to the creation of a skilled work force immersed in a network that comprises the leading vendors in the subject.
You will work on the porting of the Particle Physics simulation suite openQCD to the GPU/hybrid hardware architecture and devise target efficiency and minimal scaling requirements for the implementation. You will work in close connections with the industrial partners to optimize the code for specific architectures.
You will join the Lattice group of the University of Plymouth and will work in close collaboration with the other nodes of the EXA-LAT collaboration (Edinburgh, Southampton, Swansea).
You will be expected to have experience in some aspects of efficient programming, ideally c programming and application to GPU hardware.
If you wish to discuss this project further informally, please contact Dr Antonio Rago (antonio.rago@plymouth.ac.uk).
This is a part-time position working 18.75 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for a period of 15 months due to funding.
Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the University is currently implementing a number of safety measures as per Government advice therefore the successful applicant may be required to work from home in the first instance.
The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.
University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.
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