In case anyone is interested. Please forward to anyone you think might
be good for this position.
Effectively we are looking for a good programmer with a strong physics
interest to help parallelise the ATLAS frameworks, using GPU and many
core systems.
Best wishes,
-Phil
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3014130
Research Associate on the ATLAS experiment and upgrade (Edinburgh)
Institute for Particle & Nuclear Physics
Applications are invited for a Research Associate position on the ATLAS
experiment at the LHC. The University of Edinburgh group is contributing
to the areas of detector simulation, event generator tuning, data
management & emergent computing technology. Our current data analysis
interests are underlying event QCD physics and Higgs boson searches.
This position will focus on improving physics analysis algorithms and
the use of modern computing architectures by the ATLAS software
framework. There will be scope for using novel computing technologies,
ranging from GPUs to the Bluegene/Q supercomputer. GPUs have shown great
potential to accelerate analysis algorithms, and in addition sLHC
trigger & reconstruction codes. The successful candidate will be
expected to take a leading role in understanding the performance of
computational algorithms relevant for maximising the physics reach of
the ATLAS upgrade. The applicant will be encouraged to work with ECDF
(Edinburgh compute and data facility) which hosts our ScotGrid Tier2
centre, alongside several world-leading supercomputers. There will be
opportunity to contribute to the group's physics analysis activities.
We are seeking an applicant with an excellent background in software and
data analysis. Candidates should have, or be about to be awarded, a PhD
in experimental particle physics or related field. The position will be
based in Edinburgh, with frequent travel within and outside the UK,
particularly to CERN. Collaboration with other groups working on ATLAS
will be essential.
Fixed Term: The appointment will be for an initial period of two years
with possible future extension.
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