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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.
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Closes: 30 November 2026
  • November 30, 2026
  • Scientific Employee – Group leader High Performance Computing

    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 of IT Infrastructure is looking for a Scientific Employee – Group leader High Performance Computing (f/m/d).

    Your tasks
    Technical leadership of the “High Performance Computing” group
    Operation and further development of services in the HPC environment
    Support for internal and external users regarding HPC codes and applications
    Collaboration with national and international project partners
    Your profile
    Completed university studies (Master/Diploma/PhD) in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Science or Engineering or related field
    Several years’ professional experience 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
    Our 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”
    We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.