With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
The Department of Information Services and Computing is the service, consultation and coordination centre for the Information Infrastructure of the HZDR.
The Department IT Infrastructure is looking for a Scientific Employee (f/m/d) on the 'HPC-RSE-Nexus' project, subject to project approval.
Scientific Employee (f/m/d) on the 'HPC-RSE-Nexus' project
Tasks
- Providing support to internal and external users regarding HPC codes and applications
- Designing and conducting training sessions in the HPC environment
- Operating and further developing HPC services
Requirements
- Completed university studies (Master/Diploma/PhD) in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Science or Engineering
- Relevant professional experience (3-5 years) in the specified area
- Experience in the field of high-performance computing
- In-depth knowledge of Linux server administration, HPC, and parallel storage systems
- Knowledge of using and programming parallel algorithms using MPI and CUDA
- Knowledge of installing, optimizing, and benchmarking scientific applications on HPC systems
- Fluent in spoken and written German and English
What we offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- Depending on the personal qualifications, the candidate may be classified in salary group 13 according to TVöD-Bund
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
How to apply
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=79032
Facts
- Number of employees
- 1.500
- Category
- Research assistant
- Job location
- Germany, Saxony, Dresden
- Area of responsibility
- Natural sciences
- Start date (earliest)
- 01.01.2027
- Duration
- 36 Months
- Full/Part-time
- 39 h/week
- Remuneration
- TVöD Bund 13
- Remote work
- Partially possible
- Working language and expected level
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- English (Fluent in speech and writing)
- German (Fluent in speech and writing)
- Homepage
- https://www.hzdr.de
Requirements
- Qualification
- Master
- Field of study
- Natural sciences & mathematics
Apply
- Application deadline
- 13.11.2026
- Reference number
- 2026/132
- Online
- https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&p...