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KU Leuven

Postdoctoral researcher: Development of kinetic plasma simulations on GPUs

Leuven

FULL TIME

August 27, 2024

Postdoctoral researcher: Development of kinetic plasma simulations on GPUs

(ref. BAP-2024-594)
Laatst aangepast: 27/08/24

The Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics (https://wis.kuleuven.be/Cm PA) of KU Leuven (Belgium) offers a ~2-year (until the end of 2026) postdoctoral position in computational plasma physics, starting in autumn 2024. The Cm PA is a dynamic, diverse, and international welcoming environment pursuing a broad variety of research topics. In the context of the Euro HPC-SPACE European research project (https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/research-innovation/our-projects/space-scalable-parallel-astrophysical-codes-exascale_en), we seek a junior researcher (<3 years postdoc experience) to carry out work on the GPU porting (based on CUDA) of the astrophysical simulation code i Pic3D, developed in-house at KU Leuven. The ported code will allow for next-generation simulations currently not possible with CPU-based calculations. Applications are accepted until October 15 2024, but selection will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

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Responsibilities

The general goal is porting an established CPU code for kinetic astroplasma simulations to GPU (in CUDA). The specific goals to be pursued within the 2-year time period (until the end of 2026) are rather well-defined by the milestones of the SPACE project, but the candidate is also free to propose a personal research path to be followed in parallel if it aligns with the general topics of interest of the division: solar and heliospheric plasmas in the Newtonian regime, and/or relativistic plasmas in high-energy astrophysical environments. The KU Leuven provides access to Tier-2 computing facilities, and Tier-1 Belgian machines are easily accessible via dedicated computing proposals. The SPACE consortium provides access to a wide variety of supercomputing facilities across Europe.

The ideal candidate is a junior researcher with maximum 3 years of postdoctoral experience. They have a strong interest in HPC and scientific computing, as well as in the physics of space plasmas, with a preference for candidates who matured experience in GPU code development. Knowledge of numerical methods is an appreciated bonus. Applications are welcome also from candidates with experience on directly related topics.

We encourage the publication of research results in high-impact peer-reviewed journals in the domains of computer science, astrophysics, space physics, space weather, computational physics, and related topics.

Profile

Required:

Knowledge of parallel computing and GPU (especially CUDA) code development
Experience in using parallel computing facilities

Desirable:

Experience with astroplasma simulations
Knowledge of computational methods applied to physics, e.g. Particle-in-Cell.

Education: Ph D degree in computer science, physics, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent field, obtained within the last 3 years (at the time of applying); preferentially, experience in computer modeling of plasmas and a clear motivation to work with astrophysical applications.

Offer

We offer a 2-year contract in a full-time position with a competitive salary. The funding is tied to a 2-year period but the contract could be further extended depending on performance evaluation and available financing from other sources.

We encourage the selected candidate to also propose and pursue topics of research of their own interest. We value initiative and promote new directions of research.

https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/research-innovation/our-projects/space-scalable-parallel-astrophysical-codes-exascale_en

Interested?

The application will require:

A curriculum vitae;

A brief narrative of research experience concerning GPU code development;

Up to 3 letters of reference to be directly sent by the reference person(s) to fabio.bacchini@kuleuven.be

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Fabio Bacchini, mail: fabio.bacchini@kuleuven.be.

You can apply for this job no later than October 31, 2024 via the online application tool

KU Leuven strives for an inclusive, respectful and socially safe environment. We embrace diversity among individuals and groups as an asset. Open dialogue and differences in perspective are essential for an ambitious research and educational environment. In our commitment to equal opportunity, we recognize the consequences of historical inequalities. We do not accept any form of discrimination based on, but not limited to, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national background, skin colour, religious and philosophical diversity, neurodivergence, employment disability, health, or socioeconomic status. For questions about accessibility or support offered, we are happy to assist you at this email address.

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