Permanent Research Engineer specializing in innovation for HPC
Reference AD-JL-COOP-2024

Location Cerfacs ALGO-COOP, Up to 2 days/week of remote working
Address 42 ave. G. Coriolis 31057 Toulouse , Toulouse .
Salary From 35 K€/year gross depending on experience and qualifications
Period Permanent position starting from Feb. 2024
Supervisor Antoine Dauptain: dauptain@cerfacs.fr
Required Level Master's degree with 3 years of experience or PhD

The Host Team
In the ALGO-COOP team, the COOP depar tment focuses on cross-functional 
activities aimed at improving, optimizing, and deploying scientific codes at a 
sustainable pace. It collaborates with scientific groups of European
projects, Associates R&D teams, and Cer facs teams themselves. Most of our 
projects are open-source and can be found on Cer facs' GitLab: 
https://gitlab.com/cer facs. You can learn more about the COOP team's objectives 
for 2023 on our team blog: https://cer facs.f r/coop.

Description
You ensure techological watch on HPC architectures and make the codes from 
CERFACS (including the CFD code AVBP) ready for their future use.
You represent CERFACS on the topic of HPC : exchanges with associates, 
relationship with actors of the HPC field (GENCI , Computing centers, 
providers), taking part in or setting up national and international projects.
You oversee the commissioning of CERFACS's codes on HPC architectures when they 
are bound to become available for thei r users in the shor t term.
You provide operational support and training of CERFACS's people around HPC 
topics.

Desired Profile
You have a Master 's degree and 3 years of work experience or a PhD related to 
scientific computing or HPC.
You have experience in the study and optimization of performance of scientific 
codes on massively parallel computers.
You have experience in at least two of those paradigms currently used in HPC : 
GPU programming, code generation, domain-specific languages (Kokkos, SYCL, . . 
.)
You enjoy teamwork and keeping up with the various technologies involved with 
HPC.
You master software engineering tools for HPC : Git/Gitlab, debuggers, 
profilers.
You are capable of presenting collective results in internationally recognized 
conferences.

What we offer at Cerfacs:
Broad access to HPC technologies, a rich relational environment, internationnaly 
recognized internal skills.
A genuinely inclusive and equitable work environment.
An individual health insurance policy (“mutuelle”) that offers an excellent 
health coverage in addition to the state health insurance system known as “sécur 
ité sociale” with the option of enrolling family members
(partner and children).
6 weeks annual leave (with the possibility of 22 extra days of vacation per year 
if you opt for a 39-hour instead of a 35-hour work week)
Flexible working arrangements with possibility to work from home up to two days 
per week
A sustainable mobility package that allows the employer to cover home-to-work 
commuting costs of employees who commute to work by bike.

How to Apply?
You can discover our selection process on https://cerfacs.f r/coop/join-us. 
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to the following email: 
dauptain@cer facs.f r.
See you soon at CERFACS!