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Simons Foundation · 10 hours ago

Associate Research Scientist - Software, Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ)

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$130K/yr - $165K/yr

The Simons Foundation is a leading international center for the study of many-body quantum systems. They are seeking an Associate Research Scientist - Software to develop a quantum Monte Carlo software suite and support the scientific community through documentation and training.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop, expand, and maintain the CCQ software suite devoted to general-purpose, high-performance auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo computations

Assist with the development and maintenance of other software suites as needed

Create documentation, respond to user questions, and address bug reports

Provide training through mentoring junior scientists; giving lectures and tutorials at the Flatiron Institute; and external activities such as summer schools

Qualification

Scientific software developmentC++ programmingQuantum Monte CarloPython programmingHigh-performance computingEffective communicationTeam collaborationMentoring

Required

PhD in Physics, Theoretical Chemistry or related field

Excellent abilities in the development of scientific software for research

Proficiency with a major programming language such as C++

Effective oral and written communication skills

Ability to work well independently as well as in a collaborative team environment

Preferred

Experience with Quantum Monte Carlo or closely related methodologies

Experience with modern electronic structure or quantum chemistry codes, or with large-scale lattice model calculations

Strong knowledge in quantum many-body physics and chemistry

Experience with the Julia or Python programming language

Experience with high-performance computing including MPI and GPU, and with optimizing code performance in linux/unix environments

Benefits

An outstanding benefits package

Company

Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation is a private foundation funding research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

Founded in 1994

New York, New York, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.simonsfoundation.org

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