Location: Department of Aeronautics, South Kensington Campus, London
Fixed-term for 36 months
Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional candidate for this newly-created role within the Department of Department of Aeronautics. The Department has a strong expertise in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics with state-of-the-art open-source flow solvers capable of performing simulations of fluid flows on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world.
Duties and responsibilities
You will play a key role in supporting the development of scientific code, liaising and working closely with local researchers to understand their requirements and develop software outputs. You will contribute to enhancing the sustainability and maintainability of the Department’s Computational Fluid Dynamics ecosystem consisting of a variety of flow solvers developed across different research teams (PyFR, Nektar++, Xcompact3d). This will include promoting research software best practices and supporting the delivery of training. You will also be involved in promoting the Department’s work, sharing your knowledge inside and outside the Department, and participating in activities related to software engineering within the RSE community at Imperial and beyond.
Essential requirements
- Degree in a computationally based field or equivalent professional experience
- Experience as a researcher and/or software engineer
- Knowledge of and commitment to software development best practice
- Advanced skills in at least two languages commonly used for research computing
- Advanced knowledge of numerical methods, data structures and algorithms applied to Computational Fluid Dynamics
For a full list of essential and desirable criteria, please see the job description.
Further Information
Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Dr Sylvain LAIZET – [email protected].
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We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Closing date: 30th November 2023
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