Parallel-GPU Software Developer on ROOT (EP-SFT-2024-37-GRAP)

Organisation/Company

CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research

Department

Human Resources

Research Field

Computer science » Computer systems

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Switzerland

Application Deadline

28 Mar 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Zurich)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Your responsibilities

Are you a physicist or data scientist specialising in software development or a software engineer interested in data science and physics? Do you like to craft robust and performant software components at the heart of large scientific software stacks? Do you enjoy taking full advantage of multicore and heterogeneous platforms?

Join the ROOT team (https://root.cern ) to become a core developer on ROOT math tools on heterogeneous platforms in the context of the CERN Experimental Physics Department R&D programme (EP R&D), working at the heart of the LHC Run 3 data taking campaign, the preparation for the future High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) and beyond!

In particular, you will:

• Prototype the full analysis of particle physics datasets on the GPU within the ROOT framework.
• To that end, implement typical data reduction like histogramming for multicore CPUs and hardware accelerators such as GPUs.
• Implement highly-ergonomic user interfaces for hardware-accelerated ROOT functionality, for both C++ and Python applications.
• Embed your developments in the ROOT analysis tools (e.g. RDataFrame and RooFit) and propose integration strategies to the LHC experiments, for example in the area of data quality monitoring.
•  Take part in the baseline support, modernization and maintenance tasks of the ROOT project.

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Computer systems

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Skills and/or knowledge

The following list (in order of priority) characterises the ideal candidate: 

• C++ (C++17 and onwards, STL data structures and algorithms)
• Parallel, heterogeneous programming: multithreading concepts and tools (e.g. TBB) GPU programming (e.g. CUDA)
• Statistical treatment of data distributions
• Python (software development with Python 3) Optional, but considered a plus:
  • ROOT
  •  HEP experiments, their data lifecycle and workflows (especially in the data quality monitoring)

Additional Information
Benefits

Job closing date: 28.03.2024 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.

Job reference: EP-SFT-2024-37-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-May-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

Eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• You have a professional background in STEM (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CERN

Country

Switzerland

City

Geneva

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/743999974394762-parallel-gpu-software-dev…

Contact

City

Meyrin

Website

https://careers.cern

Street

Esplanade des particules 1

Postal Code

1217

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED