Researcher Position - Parallel Computing
The project "Parallel Solutions of Linear Systems in Reservoir Simulation", developed by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian universities in collaboration with CENPES/Petrobras (the R&D center of the Brazilian oil company), is seeking candidates for a researcher position.
This is a four-year project focused on the design of efficient parallel algorithms for the solution of linear systems arising from Reservoir Simulation. Such algorithms must be suitable for a wide variety of configurations, ranging from multicore desktops to traditional clusters, GPU clusters, and Intel Xeon Phi accelerators. These techniques will be incorporated into reservoir simulators actually used in the petroleum industry.
The successful candidate should have a PhD in Computer Sciences, Applied Math, Engineering, or a related field and be knowledgeable in Computational Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods for PDEs, Optimization, or associated subject. Former experience in the implementation of numerical methods on parallel machines using MPI/OpenMP, and C/C++ is required. Experience in CUDA/OpenCl and scientific computing libraries (such as PETSc, Trilinos, MKL, etc.) are a plus.
The candidate must have good communication skills, in writing as well as in oral presentations, and the ability to collaborate with other researchers and with students. He/she should also take initiative and be able to work independently.
While located in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the candidate will be in close contact with senior researchers of Petrobras, interact with researchers of Intel Parallel Labs, and collaborate with leading investigators in the area of preconditioners. International scientific visits are also expected.
The contract is for an open term (up to 45 months) and the after-tax yearly wage is about R$120,000 (US$ 54,000), in Brazilian currency. It should be mentioned that, according to Brazilian Labor laws, CLT, at the end of such a contract, the employee is entitled to an indemnity of about 11% of the total amount paid throughout the entire contract.
The candidate should be available to start the job by January 2014.
Interested candidates should contact Prof. Luiz Mariano Carvalho ( Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.) and Prof. Paulo Goldfeld ( Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.), sending a CV and a short essay explaining how his/her training and experience qualify him/her for the job and describing the subject and the relevance of his/her publications. Three recommendation letters should be sent directly by their authors to the email addresses above. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.