Postdoctoral Researcher Computational Science Methods
For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:
Postdoctoral Researcher Computational Science Methods
Remuneration Group 13 | Limited: 2 years | Starting date: 01.12.2026 | ID: FHPO010/2026 | Deadline: 18.09.2026 | Full-time/Part-time
DESY, with more than 2900 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.
The DESY group "Information Technology" (IT) is participating in a variety of high profile national and European projects, evaluating new and innovative IT technologies. Recently, a new research group on computational and data science methods was launched within IT. The focus is to develop novel, efficient algorithms and methods to cope with the big amounts of data that require processing (incl. machine learning), as well as to develop innovative simulation technologies, for example for particle and multiscale problems.
About your role:
- Research on HPC simulation software, particularly molecular-continuum simulations on supercomputer architectures
- Research Software Engineering for massively parallel molecular and coupling software (especially ls1 mardyn, MaMiCo)
- Supporting the professorship of HPC & Data Science in research and teaching
- Preparation of publications; presentation of results at scientific conferences and related activities
About you:
- Successfully completed university degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a comparable field as well as successfully completed PhD
- ln-depth expertise in methods of scientific computing and high-performance computing
- Strong, interdisciplinary teamwork and communication skills
Good reasons to join:
Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work-life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.
For further information, please contact Philipp Neumann at +49 40 8998‑2022 (philipp.neumann@desy.de).
Please submit your complete application documents (letter of motivation, CV and relevant certificates).
We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:
DESY promotes equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion. We therefore welcome applications from people of all dimensions of diversity. The professional development of women is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position. Applications from severely disabled persons and those with equivalent status will be given preference if they are equally qualified (sbv.desy.de).
You can find further information here:
https://www.desy.de/career/apprenticeship/
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