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Helm­holtz-Zen­trum Dres­den-Ros­sen­dorf e.V.

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a German-Polish research center for data-intensive digital systems research.

The Department of Scientific Computing Core is looking for a

PhD Student (f/m/d) for HPC/GPU Computing

Tasks

  • Research in GPU programming and (highly) parallel programming for HPC and Scientific Computing
  • Active contribution to Open Source Scientific Community codes
  • Working with application field scientists from various fields and different levels of IT background and their ambitious HPC codes
  • Own research focus and Ph.D. topic related to GPU programming such as
    • Parallel programming models or programming abstraction
    • Parallel algorithms
    • Performance/scalability analysis and optimization or
    • Exploration of AI assisted programming for parallel processing or GPUs
  • Publishing results in academic and peer-reviewed journals with own research focus topics and in collaboration with application field scientists; presenting results at scientific meetings

Requirements

  • Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in one of the fields of Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or a related field with a strong computational science focus
  • Experience in numerical algorithms is a plus
  • Practical experience and proven contributions (scientific publications or software development) are a plus
  • Experience with libraries for scientific computing, parallel computing and GPU computing are a plus
  • Strong motivation to work in a collaborative and international environment
  • Excellent programming skills in at least one of C/C++, Fortran, or Julia; more are a plus
  • Experience in parallel programming with at least one of CUDA/HIP, Alpaka or Kokkos, MPI, OpenMP, HPX, or similar
  • Experience with development tools and build systems, git and collaborative development, debugging and profiling tools
  • Experience with Linux and on the command line; working in HPC environments
  • Excellent communication skills in English and in a professional context; German language skills are a plus

What we offer

  • A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
  • Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
  • A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
  • Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
  • We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
  • Numerous company health management offerings
  • Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
  • An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77515

Facts

Published 08.05.2026
Number of employees 1.500
Category PhD student
Location Germany, Saxony, Görlitz
Area of responsibility Academia and research, IT, Research (academic), Chemistry, Physics
Start date (earliest) 01.09.2026
Duration 3 years
Full/Part-time 75 %
Remuneration TVöD Bund
Remote work Partially possible
Working language and expected level
  • English ( Business fluent )
  • German ( Good command of the language )
Homepage https://www.hzdr.de
Career website https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77515

Requirements

Qualification Master
Field of study Chemistry, Computer science, Mathematics, Physics

Apply

Application deadline 30.06.2026
Reference number 2026/52
Application documents
cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.
Online https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=77515