Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research

3 weeks ago

Durham, United Kingdom Durham University Full time

**Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research Associate in Task-based programming**
**(**
**Job Number**:
**23000135**
**)**

Department of Computer Science

Grade 6/7: - Grade 6: £28,929 - £35,308 per annum; Grade 7: £36,333 - £43,155 per annum

Fixed Term - Full Time

**Contract Duration***: 12 months

**Contracted Hours per Week***: 35

**Working Arrangements***: We will consider requests for flexible and part-time working arrangements

**Closing Date***: 17-Apr-2023, 5:59:00 PM

**Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement***: Not Applicable.

**The University**

At Durham University we are proud of our people. A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other. We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.

Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally. We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University. Further information about the University can be found here.

**The Role and Department**

The Department of Computer Science has been rapidly expanding over the past years - it tripled in size over the last 4 years and now has around 50 academic faculty. A new building, joint with Mathematical Sciences, to house the expanded Department has recently been inaugurated, and it hosts all our academics, our students, and experimental kit. The current Department has research strengths in algorithms and complexity, in artificial intelligence and human systems, networks, scientific computing, and computer vision, visualisation, and imaging.

**The Role**
- either build a new simulator which takes the task graph plus an abstract machine model - which we have to specify - and then delivers predictions and recommendations how fast the code might run if we introduced tasking;
- or uses the task tool to inject (more) tasking into an existing smoothed particle hydrodynamics code which simulates galaxy formation.

In the multigrid project, we develop a toolkit for matrix-free multigrid solvers fitting to higher-order discretisation in space and time with dynamic AMR and local time stepping. As a new colleague, you will either:

- Develop new multigrid ingredients;

**This role is available at Grade 6 as a Research Associate or at Grade 7 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.**

We expect the following from a new colleague at Grade 6:

- To understand and convey material and ideas around tasking at conferences and talks.
- To help in publishing high quality outputs under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
- To deliver training in research techniques (“how to use the new ideas”) to peers, visitors and students as appropriate.
- To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator and offering solutions.
- To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding.
- To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
- To engage in wider citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
- To engage in continuing professional development by participation in training courses.

We expect the following from a new colleague at Grade 7:

- To develop novel ideas around tasking under the direction of the Principal Investigator - either how it is used or how we can predict its potential performance impact.
- To understand and convey material and ideas around tasking at conferences and talks.
- To publish high quality outputs under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
- To contribute to the research projects (code base) under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
- To assist with the development of research objectives and proposals.
- To deliver training in research techniques (“how to use the new ideas”) to peers, visitors and students as appropriate.
- To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator and offering solutions.
- To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding.
- To plan and manage own research activity, research resources in collaboration with others and contribute to the planning of research projects.
- To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
- To engage in wider citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
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