挪威SIMULA研究实验室（与卑尔根大学合作项目）博士后

挪威SIMULA研究实验室（与卑尔根大学合作项目）博士后

High-Performance Computing - Call For A Postdoctoral Fellow To Work In The Project “Enabling Graph Neural Networks At Exascale”

Simula Lab

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Downtown Oslo

Bislett

Bergen

High-Performance Computing - Call for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work in the

project “Enabling Graph Neural Networks at Exascale”

Oslo

Application deadline:

15 November 2021

Simula Research Laboratory is recruiting one PostDoc for the newly funded RCN project “EGNE”.

About the position

Simula Research Laboratory invites outstanding applicants for a 2-year post- doc position, who will carry out research activities within the Enabling Graph Neural Networks at Exascale (EGNE) project, which has the overall objective to scale graph neural networks to supercomputers using efficient algorithms and high-performance implementations. The implementations will be designed for large scale applications in social network analysis.

Responsibilities

The Postdoctoral Fellow will carry out research activities of the EGNE, under supervision and assistance of senior staff and in collaboration with the University of Bergen. The Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to actively collaborate with researchers at the other members of the project group. Writing scientific publications and software code, as well as disseminating/reporting the project's research findings, are included in the responsibilities of the the position. Moreover, the Postdoc is expected to become an integral part of Simula's HPC department.

Required profile

All applicants must hold a PhD degree in computer science or related fields. The applicants should also have a strong track record in scientific publication and dissemination. All applicants must have research expertise in at least two of the following subjects:

Graph neural networks and neural networks in general

Parallel programing (OpenMPI, MPI)

Accelerator programing (GPUs, IPUs)

Performance optimization

Graph algorithms and network science

About Simula and its HPC department

Simula Research Laboratory AS is a publicly owned research institute located at Fornebu outside of Oslo, Norway. It is a multi-cultural organization, employing about 150 individuals from 29 countries. Simula conducts ICT research in the fields of communication technology, scientific computing and software engineering. Simula's main objective is to generate new understanding and create vital knowledge about fundamental scientific challenges that are of genuine value for society. This is achieved through high quality research, education of graduate students, industry collaboration, technology transfer and commercialization.

The High-Performance Computing Department at Simula has its overall objective to enable an effective use of future-embracing hardware for advanced computations. The research subjects encompass parallel programming methodologies & software development, high-performance heterogeneous computing, and huge-scale applications of scientific computing and machine learning. The targeted hardware architectures include the last-generation CPUs and general-purpose accelerators, as well as bleeding-edge domain-specific processors. The HPC department operates a number of research projects funded by The Research Council of Norway and The European Commission. In particular, the HPC department is the host of the national e-infrastructure eX 3 (https: // www. ex3.simula.no) which has an extremely heterogeneous composition of processor architectures, interconnect technologies, and memory/storage solutions.

Simula offers

excellent opportunities for performing high quality research, as part of a highly competent and motivated team of international researchers;

an informal and inclusive international working environment;

generous support for conference travel and equipment (incl. laptop, phone and electronic communication subscriptions);

opportunities to build an international network through established collaborations with industry, exchange programs, and research visits to other universities;

modern office facilities located centrally in downtown Oslo;

a competitive salary, starting from NOK 543.500;

numerous benefits, such as access to company cabins, various bonus arrangements, sponsored social events, subsidized canteen meals and monthly bus pass, comprehensive travel/health insurance policy, free access to gym, etc.;

relocation assistance: accommodation, visas, complimentary Norwegian language courses, etc;

administrative research support: e.g., quality assurance process for grant proposals (including RCN and EU programs);

wellness and work-life balance: flexible work arrangements to help balance work and home life efficiently.

Application Requirements

Cover letter

A research statement

Curriculum Vitae (including a complete publication list) and contact info of at least two references

Note that all attachments must be submitted in PDF format.

To avoid misplacement, please make sure to include your first and last name in the filenames of all documents that you submit to us.

Application deadline: November 15, 2021.

Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis. Preferred starting date as soon as possible.

Contact: Inquiries about the two post-doc positions can be made by email to Dr. Johannes Langguth (langguth@simula.no)

Simula Research Laboratory uses Semac´s background check in our recruitment process.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

If you have been funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) in a previous PostDoc position, you cannot apply for this job. RCN funding can only be granted for one PostDoc period.

Downtown Oslo

Bislett

Bergen