R&D in Medical Physics Simulation using Lattice Boltzmann Methods
(code: CCRLE-04)

The laboratory has a number of activities linked to the development of
Lattice Boltzmann software for Medical Physics applications. For a new
European Commission funded 3-year R&D project, commencing in 2006, we
are seeking to make a temporary appointment of a researcher with
expertise and prior experience in the following areas:

* Lattice Boltzmann theory and implementation;
* Performance-oriented HPC software development within a larger
project (Parallel programming, FORTRAN 90 and Object-Oriented
programming);
* Medical Physics applications (in particular, computational haemodynamics).

Prior experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics with Navier-Stokes
simulation codes would be an additional advantage. However, only
submissions from applicants with demonstrable prior experience in the
development of algorithms and software for Lattice Boltzmann methods
will be considered.

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R&D in Grid Middleware (code: CCRLE-05)

CCRLE participates in a number of EU Grid projects including @neurIST
(http://www.aneurist.org) which is developing a Grid-based medical IT
infrastructure. Particular emphasis for Grid activities at CCRLE are
Grid security, scheduling and workflow, information services, and Grid
technologies for data integration including semantic Grid.
The new appointment will join the Grid Middleware team and his/her
activities will initially focus on the collaborative establishment of
a Grid infrastructure test-bed for the @neurIST project, which
activities will include: designing and developing new Grid software
and services; deploying, testing, and evaluating Grid software;
supporting the use of Grid software by local and remote project users.

Candidates are sought with experience in the following areas:

* Software development for Grids environments;
* Software integration and deployment;
* Object-oriented programming languages related to Grids;
* Current generation Grid / Web Service technologies

Priority will be given to candidates with research interests that are
aligned with those areas of emphasis mentioned above and to those with
experience in: deploying and supporting commonly used Grid middleware;
working in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. However, only
submissions matching the main Grid middleware development requirements
will be considered.

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R&D in Software for Parallel Systems (code: CCRLE-06)

CCRLE is the prime developer of the NEC MPI (Message Passing
Interface) implementations for both NEC's parallel vector
supercomputer systems (SX-series) and Linux clusters. In addition to
the MPI development, current research themes in the Parallel Systems
team include programming interfaces for heterogeneous parallel systems
(from small to PetaFlop scale) and multi-core systems for mobile
platforms. The new team members would contribute to the further
development of MPI for Linux clusters with modern and emerging
interconnects (InfiniBand, RDMA) and to the efficient interaction
between MPI and parallel I/O systems. In addition, contributions to
current and future research themes as mentioned above are encouraged.
We seek highly motivated individuals with the ability to work both
individually and in a small team, and with experience in the following
areas:

* Parallel programming interfaces (MPI and/or lower-level API's
for Infiniband or other interconnects);
* Parallel I/O (in particular MPI-IO) and parallel file systems;
* C programming and code optimisation for performance;
* Software development under Unix/Linux.

Research interests in parallel programming interfaces for wider
classes of parallel systems, parallel algorithms and their efficient
implementation, performance programming and analysis, as well as
parallel applications are desired. Prior experience with scientific
and/or parallel and distributed computing in general (including
programming in Fortran) would be an additional advantage. However,
only submissions from applicants with experience in the development
and implementation of parallel programming interfaces will be
considered.

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For all research positions, good oral and written communication skills
in English are a must. The minimum required qualification is a
Master's degree in a related field; applicants would typically have a
doctorate or several years research experience.

We offer a creative scientific and international environment which
will allow you to develop your skills, and a competitive salary to
suit your qualifications. Please apply in writing (in English) with
full CV and career details, indicating the appropriate code, to:

C&C Research Laboratories, NEC Europe Ltd.
Ms. Dagmar Hoffmann
Rathausallee 10
D-53757 Sankt Augustin
Germany
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