Postdoc in GPU algorithms for molecular dynamics with GROMACS - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

We are looking for an HPC expert to contribute to one or multiple projects related to the GROMACS molecular simulation software. GROMACS is one of the most important HPC applications in the world and runs on all modern CPU and GPU architectures. GROMACS uses a hierarchical parallelization with a wide range of parallelization techniques from its SIMD library to GPU abstraction layer with CUDA, SYCL, and OpenCL backends, OpenMP, MPI. As the computational power increases, new algorithms are needed to make efficient use of the hardware. We are collaborating with world-leading experts in academia and at hardware vendors to develop efficient and scalable algorithms for molecular dynamics (MD). This work will be related to collaborative, international projects potentially including fast multipole electrostatics, fine-grained message-driven algorithms and machine learning potentials. All projects mainly target GPUs. Although MD is the base algorithm, these projects do not require deep knowledge of MD. But as MD is the target, iteration rates are often measured in hundreds of microseconds, which means that latency reduction and critical path optimizations are crucial. The GROMACS environment at KTH is shared between the Applied Physics department, where MD experts are located, and the high performance compute center, PDC, where HPC experts are located.

Results of this work will have high impact, both through the world wide use of the GROMACS package as well as through scientific publications.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH
• An environment with world leading experts on MD algorithms.
• Modern software practices (code review, CI, …).
• Collaboration opportunities with major hardware vendors, we are part of an Intel COE and have co-design collaborations with NVIDIA.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Experience with GPU programming.
• Experience with parallel programming, including MPI and OpenMP.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Experience with profiling and instrumentation.
• Experience with collaborative software development, git and code review.
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, three years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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