The AEI faculty and the Collaborative Research Centre 1502 on Regional Climate Change: Disentangling the Role of Land Use and Water Management (DETECT) seeking, to start as soon as possible, an
Earth System Modeler (f/m/d)
in permanent employment with 100% working hours. The successful candidate is expected to support the CRC’s modelling activities within its central supercomputing project. The position will be based at the DETECT coordination office in Bonn. After the closing of the CRC, a move to an interdisciplinary role within the AEI faculty is intended.
Your responsibilities:
- Scientific software development, e.g., with ICON, eCLM, ParFlow, Fesom, PDAF, and coupling infrastructures (like YAC, OASIS-MCT) for Earth system models,
- Provide general HPC support and coordination towards exascale system use,
- Full-workflow support for state-of-the-art (km-scale) climate simulations on latest supercomputers, contribution to simulation configurations and setups,
- Collaboration with project partners, supercomputing centres, national and international modelling consortia,
- Teaching (4 SWS) and user training,
- Presentation of scientific results at conferences and in publications.
We offer
- a varied and challenging position with one of the biggest employers in the area,
- participation in the university-wide pension system (VBL),
- access to the extensive university sports program,
- excellent access by public transport thanks to Bonn’s central location as well as the opportunity to take advantage of low-cost parking,
- salary based on the 13 TV-L scale,
- an open, stimulating and interdisciplinary work environment.
Your profile
- Master and PhD degree in geosciences, oceanography, meteorology, climate sciences, simulation sciences, or a related field,
- Independent, proactive and structured way of working and a pronounced hands-on mentality,
- Experience in HPC workflows and big data handling; experience in computational analytics desirable,
- Experience in porting, tuning, maintenance of state-of-the-art Earth system models and their components on latest (heterogeneous) supercomputers using latest research software engineering principles,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in German and English,
- Committed, flexible, team-oriented, reliable and interested in further training,
- High organizational competence, as well as high level of commitment and resilience.
Diversity and equal opportunity
The University of Bonn promotes an open, respectful, and non-discriminatory academic culture and is actively committed to equal opportunity and family friendliness. We aim to eliminate structural disadvantages and to strengthen diversity in research, teaching, and administration. Therefore, we welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic or social background, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, or age.
Applications from women and people with a documented severe disability (or equivalent status) will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the State Equality Act (LGG) NRW and Social Code (SGB) IX.
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