Software Scientist position available at Argonne National Laboratory
Location: Lemont, IL
The Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM), a DOE-BES Computational Materials Science program located at Argonne National Laboratory, is looking for two software scientists to join the development team.
This position is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy within the context of a broad project aimed at enabling exascale calculations of materials properties. The software scientists will primarily work with a team of 10+ PhDs/postdocs contributing to the development of codes currently supported by MICCoM (http://miccom-center.org/software.html).
Excellent candidates are sought with experience in the development of complex scientific software architectures to support the development and deployment of MICCoM codes and of analysis codes for advanced sampling, molecular dynamics and electronic structure calculations.
The appointment will initially be a term appointment as junior staff scientist that may be renewed for up to three years. The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The position may lead to subsequent employment in a software scientist role at Argonne National Laboratory, depending on performance and mutual interest.
Major duties and responsibilities:
- Develop, test, deploy and maintain core functionalities
- Code optimization for high performance architectures
- Communicate with users for support, feedback, and strategic development
- Develop plugins for code interoperability
- Facilitate the creation of scientific workflows
- Remote resources management (supercomputers, servers, and storage)
- Debug/profile/optimize software
- Development of concise material for workshops and summer schools
- Improvements to the internal test suite
Skills and experience:
- Proficient in C++ , Fortran, Python, Cuda
- Experience in algorithm optimization and parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP)
- Managing large codes/projects in a team (including version control systems, issue trackers, unit test, continuous integration)
- Knowledge of software design, debugging/profiling tools
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a team
A scientific background in physical, chemical-physical or engineering sciences, and an expertise in extensive application of advanced sampling, molecular dynamics and/or in electronic structure codes are required; basic knowledge of the internal functioning of MICCoM codes would be an advantage but is not required.
Typical candidates will be independent and motivated individuals with MSc or PhD in Materials Science, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or comparable skills and experience.
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For more information, please feel free to contact Dr. Marco Govoni ([email protected])
To apply, click here.