Postdoctoral Researcher in High Performance Computing

Join a team of leading-edge researchers in the development of a homegrown European computing infrastructure based on open source software and hardware technologies. Gain specialist knowledge in the development of high performance runtimes, compilers and performance analysis tools. Train the next generation of HPC practitioners and participate in supervision of research activities.

Information about the Computer Architecture Research Group
The Computer Architecture Research Group, within the Division of Computer Networks and Systems under the leadership of Professor Per Stenström, is conducting research on design principles for the next generation of computer systems. To ease the programming task and yet achieve high computational performance at as high energy efficiency as possible is an important objective in the knowledge generation process that the group contributes with. To this end, the group has a solid track record and a long-term focus on contributing to design principles of parallel computers. Four senior faculty members, five postdocs and twelve Ph.D students are engaged in research in Computer Architecture. The group is a founding partner of the HiPEAC European Network of Excellence and engaged in several EU and national projects with strong ties to industry, among them the European Processor Initiative. 
 
Chalmers is involved in the EPI project in several workpackages. One line of the work focuses on the engineering of the memory subsystem. A second line focuses on the development and optimization of parallel programming models.

Major responsibilities
The work consists in R&D on parallel programming models and their runtime systems. The focus is on OpenMP and SYCL. You are expected to work on one of the following two directions:

1. OpenMP: The main goal is to extend OpenMP to provide jitter-free execution in cooperation with the operating system. In addition, OpenMP barriers and synchronization constructs are to be optimized targeting the special characteristics of the EPI accelerator. Finally, porting of the OMPT interface and contributing to the Linux/perf port to the EPI accelerator are also part of the work.
2. SYCL: The goal of this task is to research the potential and to develop an implementation of a SYCL on the EPI hardware. The implementation should target high performance, energy efficiency and performance portability.

Qualifications
You have a PhD degree in a field related to Computer Architecture or High Performance Computing; the degree should generally not be older than three years.  You are highly motivated, self-propelled, energetic, independent and with a well-developed analytical problem-solving ability. As a person, you are empathetic, loyal and have high ethical standards. Your communication skills in English (literal as well as oral) are of a high quality.

Swedish is not a requirement. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Contract terms
This postdoc position is a full-time temporary employment for two years.

We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
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Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

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Application deadline: April, 11th 2022

For questions, please contact:
Miquel Pericas, Computer Networks and Systems
miquelp@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 1705

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