Postdoc Researcher

**Job Reference**:

- 902_24_CASE_Q_R2

**Position**:

- Postdoc Researcher - Quantum Computation (R2)

**Closing Date**:

- Thursday, 26 December, 2024

**Reference**: 902_24_CASE_Q_R2

**Job title**: Postdoc Researcher - Quantum Computation (R2)

**About BSC**
- The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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**Context And Mission**
- The Quantic group is a BSC initiative to study Quantum computation. This novel paradigm of computation has the potential to exploit Quantum mechanics to perform high-performance computations of Quantum systems and optimization problems.

**Key Duties**
- Development of algorithms to study Quantum systems
- Implementation of numerical libraries for Quantum simulation
- Scaling the implementation of methods targeting HPC systems

**Requirements**:

- Education
- Completed degree in Physics, Computer science or equivalent
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience in parallel programming models (MPi, OpenMP,...)
- Expertise in Julia development
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience with GPU programming
- Numerical programming skills
- Good level of English
- Experience in Python and C++
- Competences
- Capacity to interact and build strong relations with the team
- Good written and verbal communication skills

**Conditions**
- The position will be located at BSC within the CASE Department
- We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Starting date: January 2025

**Applications procedure and process**
- A full CV in English including contact details
- A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be considered

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BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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