Post-doctoral position in theory and numerical simulation

FuseNet; Lausanne; Hybrid; CHF 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center invites applications for a post-doctoral position in theory and numerical simulation. The project focuses on gyrokinetic simulations of Alfvén modes and their interaction with turbulence, using the ORB5 code on HPC platforms and connections to tokamak experiments like TCV.

The appointment is renewable up to 4 years and part of EUROfusion TSVV and SNF projects. Collaboration in a dynamic team and strong computational physics work are expected.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of plasma theory and/or applied mathematics.
• Taste for challenging computational physics.
• Experience in High Performance Computing.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to communicate.

Skills

Plasma theory

Computational physics

High Performance Computing

Teamwork

Communication

Tools

ORB5

Job description

Post-doctoral position in theory and numerical simulation

The Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has an open Post-Doctoral position in its theory and numerical simulation group led by Prof. Paolo Ricci.

The project is on gyrokinetic simulations of various Alfvén modes excited by external perturbations and/or by a fast ion population, and their interaction with turbulence. The main numerical tool is the global code ORB5, which is a massively parallel, GPU-enabled code running on top HPC platforms. Applications to tokamak experiments such as TCV are also part of the project.

The work will be executed in the frame of a EUROfusion TSVV task, as well as a Swiss National Science Foundation project.

The position is immediately available. Renewable contract up to 4 years.

Post-doctoral position in theory and numerical simulation

Position Type

Postdoc position

Host institute type

Host institute

• Knowledge of plasma theory and/or applied mathematics or related subjects.
• Taste for challenging computational physics.
• Experience in High Performance Computing.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to communicate.