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The Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) at ETH Zurich and Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) are leading an effort to improve our weather forecast and climate projection and capabilities by adapting numerical models to new and emerging computing architectures. As part of a large international collaboration involving the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie (MPI-Met), and the German Weather Service (DWD), the new generation weather and climate model ICON is being ported and optimized to run on various supercomputing architectures, in particular on Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) using among others OpenACC compiler directives. To support institutions, which will transit to the ICON model new analysis and visualization tools are being developed.
Job description
We are seeking a motivated Scientific Software Developer to join the international and inter-disciplinary research team to contribute to the GPU OpenACC port and optimization effort of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) components of the ICON model. The successful candidate will in a second phase develop a visualization tool with Python, likely based on the open source psyplot project, for NWP data on the ICON unstructured grid.
We offer an engaging position which provides the opportunity to work on leading edge software and hardware technologies, to collaborate with internationally renowned research groups and supercomputing centers, and to develop production quality software products, within a motivated team.
The position is available as of July 2021 (or as soon as possible thereafter). Initial appointment is for 1 year. The working place will be at MeteoSwiss (Zurich airport, easily accessible by public transport).
Your profile
You have an MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Atmospheric Science or related field. You have excellent programming skills, are used to work in a Linux/Unix environment, and have experience in running and compiling on high-performance computing systems. Experience developing scientific applications in high performance computing, such as GPU systems or good Python programming skill is considered an advantage. You must be ready to work with large, production-level software infrastructure. To round off your profile, you are an open-minded, team-oriented, and goal-driven individual and enjoy working in a diverse working environment.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your online application including a letter of interest, a CV, and the names and contact information of 2–3 references. The position is open until filled. Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about C2SM can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Xavier Lapillonne; xavier.lapillonne@meteoswiss.ch (no applications).
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