The Institute for Computational Physics at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) is offering a PhD position tailored for a person with a keen interest in soft matter science as well as a passion for programming, algorithm development and research software. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, implement and apply simulation approaches that seamlessly combine particle-based and lattice-based methods using ESPResSo (https://espressomd.org). The focus of your work will revolve around the integration of techniques such as advanced lattice-Boltzmann schemes, diffusion-advection-reaction schemes and molecular dynamics. You will work on applications such as multi-component fluids, evaporation, sheared systems and non-Newtonian fluids. On the technical side, you will learn about automated code generation, parallel processing and deploying simulation workflows in HPC environments.
Your tasks
- Developing and implementing schemes coupling particle and lattice-based approaches such as the lattice-Boltzmann method, finite volume based diffusion-advection-reaction equations and molecular dynamics
- Applying these algorithms for research in soft matter science
- Publish both, on algorithms and their applications
- Contributing to the open-source simulation software ESPResSo, its documentation, and the continuous integration tooling, also beyond the immediate context of your research
Your qualifications
- A strong interest in soft matter and simulations as well as algorithm and software development
- An MSc in physics or a related discipline
- Proven experience in C++, experience in CUDA and Python are an asset
- Proven experience in numerical work such as simulations
- The willingness to engage with an interdisciplinary research community as well as with users and developers of the ESPResSo software package
- The ability to pursue complex projects both, in teams and independently
What we offer
- Fixed-term contract up to 3 years
- Position paid according to the German pay group EG TV-L 13, based on experience
- An exciting and friendly research environment
- Interesting and challenging projects
- Visibility of your development work, as ESPResSo is an open-source project
- Frequent interactions with other researchers and the ability to foster your international network
- The ability to present your work at conferences
- Ample opportunities for skill development, including e.g., training by the Stuttgart High Performance Computing Center (HLRS)
- Excellent compute resources
To apply
Please send your cover letter, CV and contacts for two references to application@icp.uni-stuttgart.de. If you have contributed to publicly hosted projects, please include links to your GitHub page or similar.
Diversity
At the University of Stuttgart, we actively promote diversity among our employees. We have set ourselves the goal of recruiting more female scientists and employing more people with an international background, as well as people with disabilities. We are therefore particularly pleased to receive applications from such people. Regardless, we welcome any good application.
Women who apply will be given preferential consideration in areas in which they are underrepresented, provided they have the same aptitude, qualifications and professional performance. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given priority.
As a certified family-friendly university, we support the compatibility of work and family, and of professional and private life in general, through various flexible modules. We have an employee health management system that has won several awards and offer our employees a wide range of continuing education programs. We are consistently improving our accessibility. Our Welcome Center helps international scientists get started in Stuttgart. We support partners of new professors and managers with a dual-career program.
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