Scientific Programmer

Emetsoc; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Open-source collaboration

Training opportunities

Flexible work-life balance

Zusammenfassung

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg, Germany is seeking a Scientific Programmer (W-0066, all genders) for a fixed term of three years in the Scientific Computing Laboratory. You will contribute to enabling large-scale ICON simulations with Cleo for cloud microphysics and collaborate with European partners in PHOENIX.

The role emphasizes high-performance computing, independent and collaborative work, and interaction with an international team.

Qualifikationen

• A degree in computer science, software engineering, physics, or related fields.
• Excellent programming skills, evidence of collaborative coding and ideally experience with C++ and Kokkos.
• Experience in high-performance computing.
• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Interest in working with particle methods and km-scale climate models.
• Proficiency in English; German language skills welcome but not required.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to enabling large-scale ICON simulations with the super-droplet model Cleo for cloud microphysics.
• Generalise Cleo and its coupling to ICON for a broader range of particle-based use-cases.
• Collaborate with European partners in the EU funded Lighthouse Code project, PHOENIX (Performance and Heterogeneous Optimised Earth-system modeling with Next-generation ICON eXecution).
• Support the model evaluation and development of ICON and Cleo.

Kenntnisse

C++

Kokkos

High-performance computing

Collaborative coding

Independent work

Particle methods

Climate models

English proficiency

German welcome

Ausbildung

Degree in computer science, software engineering or physics

Jobbeschreibung

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Hamburg, Germany
Closing date: 15 September 2026

The MPI-M is seeking to appoint aScientific Programmer (W-0066 | all genders) for a fixed term of three years in the Scientific Computing Laboratory.

• Contribute to enabling large-scale ICON simulations coupled with the super-droplet model Cleo for cloud microphysics


• Generalise Cleo and its coupling to ICON for a broader range of particle-based use-cases


• Collaborate with European partners in the EU funded Lighthouse Code project, PHOENIX (Performance and Heterogeneous Optimised Earth-system modeling with Next-generation ICON eXecution)


• Support the model evaluation and development of ICON and Cleo

Your profile

• A degree in computer science, software engineering, physics, or related fields


• Excellent programming skills, evidence of collaborative coding and ideally experience with C++ and Kokkos


• Experience in high-performance computing


• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively


• Interest in working with particle methods and km-scale climate models


• Proficiency in English, German language skills are welcome but not required

The offer

• Participation in the European Lighthouse code project, developing the state-of-the-art earth-system model ICON and the super-droplet model Cleo


• Contribute to a challenging part of science in an international, interdisciplinary and intellectually stimulating environment


• Access to complex workflows on the cutting edge of what is technologically possible, as well as working for and with an open-source community


• Excellent opportunities for further (self-)training and development, self-organized and/or in external courses and events


• A network of experienced and innovative colleagues within the institute, and at project partner institutions with a long-proven tradition of sharing knowledge and information


• Possibility for flexible time-management and measures to support work-life balance