Organization unit:
Information Services and Computing
Place of work/ Working hours:
Dresden-Rossendorf
Full time or part time (at least 30 h/week)
Hire date:
1 January 2027
Limitation:
31 December 2029
For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Dr. Henrik Schulz
Tel.: +49 351 260 3268
Deadline:
13 November 2026
Online application
At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf
Bautzner Landstraße 400
01328 Dresden
Scientific Employee (f/m/d) on the 'HPC-RSE-Nexus' project
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 Department of Information Services and Computing is the service, consultation and coordination centre for the Information Infrastructure of the HZDR.
The Department IT Infrastructure is looking for a Scientific Employee (f/m/d) on the 'HPC-RSE-Nexus' project, subject to project approval.
Your tasks
- Providing support to internal and external users regarding HPC codes and applications
- Designing and conducting training sessions in the HPC environment
- Operating and further developing HPC services
Your profile
- Completed university studies (Master/Diploma/PhD) in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Science or Engineering
- Relevant professional experience (3-5 years) in the specified area
- Experience in the field of high-performance computing
- In-depth knowledge of Linux server administration, HPC, and parallel storage systems
- Knowledge of using and programming parallel algorithms using MPI and CUDA
- Knowledge of installing, optimizing, and benchmarking scientific applications on HPC systems
- Fluent in spoken and written German and English
Our offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- 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)
- Depending on the personal qualifications, the candidate may be classified in salary group 13 according to TVöD-Bund
- 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"
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.

